Studies on food and feeding habits of Harpiosquilla harpax (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) represented in the shrimp trawl net by-catches off Visakhapatnam, east coast of India
- Dept. of Marine Living Resources, College of Science and Technology, Andhra University,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P
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The food and feeding habits of mantis shrimp Harpiosquilla harpax was studied by collecting from shrimp trawl net by-catches off Visakhapatnam during January to December 2009 on the basis of qualitative and quantitative analysis of gut contents. The index of preponderance and index of relative importance were found to be higher during post-monsoon season as compared to other seasons. The present study shows that H. harpax was carnivorus, mainly depending on animal food items, irrespective of size in marine conditions.
[Rajendra Prasad D. and Yedukondala Rao P. (2015); Studies on food and feeding habits of Harpiosquilla harpax (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) represented in the shrimp trawl net by-catches off Visakhapatnam, east coast of India Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Jul). 1578-1584] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
