Table 1 The ecological characteristics, feeding habits, and morphometric measurements of the studied fish species in Bardawil Lake, Egypt
Fish name | Living habitat | Feeding Habitat | Weight (g) | Length (cm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific | Common | ||||||
Mugil Cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Flathead grey mullet | Bentho-pelagic | Marine; freshwater; brackish | Carnivores | Feeding on detritus, micro-algae, and benthic organisms (catadromous) | 80.58 ± 45.12 | 18.05 ± 9.83 |
Liza auratus | Golden grey mullet | Pelagic-neritic | Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic, catadromous | Feed on small benthic organisms, detritus, and occasionally on insects and plankton (catadromous) | 177 ± 30.52 | 23.75 ± 13.79 | |
Sparus Aurata | Gilthead sea bream | Demersal | Marine; brackish | Feed on shellfish, including mussels and oysters | 334.00 ± 146.89 | 22.75 ± 8.03 | |
Dicentrarchus Labrax | European seabass | Marine; freshwater; brackish | Feed chiefly on shrimps and mollusks, also on fishes | 231.51 ± 101.50 | 25.80 ± 13.01 | ||
Siganus Rivulatus | Rabbitfish | Pelagic | It lives in rocky and sandy bottoms | Herbivorous | Feeds on algae seeds mainly by grazing on algae | 128.91 ± 36.40 | 21.53 ± 2.22 |
Anguilla Anguilla | European eel | Demersal | Marine; freshwater; brackish; catadromous | Carnivores | Its food includes virtually the whole aquatic fauna | 27.10 ± 5.83 | 65.53 ± 41.04 |
Solea Solea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common sole | Marine; brackish; oceanodromous | Adults feed on worms, mollusks, and small crustaceans at night | 119.95 ± 70.26 | 20.65 ± 12.94 | ||