Peculiarities of Feeding of Blennius sanguinolentus (Coastal Zone of the Zmeiniy Island, the Black Sea)

• DOI: 10.1615/hydrobj.v47.i2.50
• Publication Date: 2011-03-24T11:51:40Z
• Authors: F. P. Tkachenko; V. P. Gerasimyuk; S. M. Snigirev
• Keywords: Epiphyte; Black Sea

The composition of food allowance the herbivorous blenny Blennius sanguinolentus, usual in coastal area Zmeiniy Island, has been investigated. In stomach this fish 21 species seaweeds (mainly Chlorophyta) and 35 diatom algae were found. Seaweeds colonial diatoms actively consumed; other their epiphytes consumed accidentally.