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piscivorous

[pə′siv·ə·rəs]

(zoology)

Feeding on fishes.

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In the Amazon floodplain, a very high proportion of the production by prey species is consumed by piscivorous fish (Bayley 1982).

Structure of fish assemblages along environmental gradients in floodplain lakes of the Orinoco River

In the absence of predatory fishes, however, other environmental factors (e.g., piscivorous birds; Reimchen 1983, 1988, 1993) might still select for robust pelvic structure, but their net effect would be weak compared with that in lakes with fish predation.

Evolution of pelvic reduction in threespine stickleback fish: a test of competing hypotheses

Bite force mean values previously reported for 10 insectivorous bat species, two facultatively piscivorous Myotis and the piscivorous N.

Bite force, cranial morphometries and size in the fishing bat Myotis vivesi (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

All other categories, piscivorous (PIS), planktivorous (PLK) and sessile invertebrate predators (SIP) had lower densities and biomass, compared with other categories.

Rocky reef fish assemblage structure in coastal islands of southern Brazil

The fact that macrophytes were absent from the diet in summer, when perch returned to an almost exclusively piscivorous diet, suggests that plant consumption is strongly associated with egg consumption.

Consumption of plant material by perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Trophic categories: Ins = insectivorous, Inv = invertivorous, Lar = larvivorous, Her = herbivorous, Alg = algivorous, Det = detritivorous, Zoo = zooplanktivous, Pis = piscivorous, Oni = omnivorous.

Trophic structure of fish assemblages associated with macrophytes in lakes of an abandoned meander on the middle river Purus, Brazilian Amazon/Estrutura trofica das assembleias de peixes associadas as macrofitas aquaticas em lagos de meandro abandonado no medio rio Purus, Amazonia brasileira

Juveniles of a piscivorous fish, Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius), form schools in which individuals are more dispersed with an SA of 33-44[degrees] (Masuda et al., 2003).

Development of swimming speed and schooling behavior of juvenile white rockfish (Sebastes cheni) in relation to ambient light intensity

maculatus show different characteristics, but both species have the same piscivorous feeding habit.

Gill rakers in six teleost species: influence of feeding habit and body size/Rastros branquiais em seis especies de teleosteos: influencia do habito alimentar e tamanho corporal

Eklov, "Prey refuges affecting interactions between piscivorous perch and juvenile perch and roach," Ecology, vol.

Installation of an artificial vegetating island in oligomesotrophic Lake Paro, Korea

The cyprinids to percids biomass ratio was highest (1.7) in the catch from the reference lake and lowest (0.7) in the catch from Lake Kento, a high proportion of which consisted of large piscivorous perch.

Biomass, growth, and diet of fish in forest lakes affected by alkaline mining water in NW Russia/kalade biomass, kasvukiirus ja toiduratsioon aluseliste kaevandusvete poolt mojutatud Loode-Venemaa metsajarvedes

Fry and juveniles feed on freshwater invertebrates until the first sea migration, which usually occurs at three to eight years of age, but are also available as prey to resident piscivorous fish such as lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

The effect of anadromous arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) on food web structure and contaminant concentrations in coastal Arctic lakes

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