Short communication, Note

Stomach content analysis of one bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montague 1821) from the Adriatic Sea

Danijela Mioković ; LPEM, Department for Marine Research, Institute »Ruđer Bošković«, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia
Darko Kovačić ; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sandra Pribanić ; Adriatic Dolphin Project, Zad Bone 10, 51551 Veli Lošinj, Croatia

Abstract

This paper presents data on the prey of one bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Adriatic Sea and a comparison with other findings about the feeding of this species in the Mediterranean. The stomach contents of this bottlenose dolphin caught in a fishing net in the area near the town of Šibenik in December 1995 were examined. In the prey we identified 3 species of fish (conger eel, Conger conger; hake, Merluccius merluccius and pandora, Pagellus erythrinus) and one cephalopod species (squid, Loligo vulgaris). It was found that these data are consistent with other data relating to dolphin feeding.

Keywords

bottlenose dolphin; Tursiops truncatus; feeding

Hrčak ID:

59082

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/59082

Publication date:

31.3.1999.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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