Temporal variations in the diet of pearly razorfish Xyrichtys novacula (Osteichthyes: Labridae)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1626-1639

  Castriota, L ^a   Falautano, M ^a   Finoia, M G ^a   Campo, D ^b   Scarabello, M P ^b   Andaloro, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Lampedusa Island; Ontogenetic shifts; Seasonal patterns; Straits of Sicily

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PERCIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS;

ALGAE; ASCIDIACEA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; LABRIDAE; MOLLUSCA; OSTEICHTHYES; POLYCHAETA; XYRICHTYS NOVACULA;

EID: 77953741273     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02599.x     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Anderson M J. NPMANOVA: A FORTRAN Computer Program for Non-Parametric Multivariate Analysis of Variance (for Any Two-Factor ANOVA Design) Using Permutation Tests 2000, Auckland, Department of Statistics, University of Auckland
2. Anderson M J. A new method for non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance. Austral Ecology 2001, 26:32-46. 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2001.tb00081.x
3. Anderson M J, Gorley R N, Clarke K R. PERMANOVA+ for PRIMER: Guide to Software and Statistical Methods 2008, Plymouth, PRIMER-E
4. Bentivegna F, Rasotto M B. Protogynous hermaphroditism in Xyrichthys novacula (L. 1758). Cybium 1987, 11:75-78.
5. Beltrano A M, Cannizzaro L, Vitale S, Milazzo A. Preliminary study on the feeding habits of cleaver wrasse, Xirichthys novacula (Pisces: Labridae) in the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). Electronic Journal of Ichthyology 2006, 2:50-54.
6. Bianchi C N, Bedulli D, Morri C, Occhipinti Ambrogi A. L'herbier de posidonies: écosystème ou carrefour éco-éthologique? International Workshop on Posidonia Beds 1989, 257-272. Boudouresque C F, Meinesz A, Fresi E, Gravez V. In, Vol. 2 (, eds), pp., Marseille, GIS Posidonie
7. Candi G, Castriota L, Andaloro F, Finoia M G, Marino G. Reproductive cycle and sex inversion in razor fish, Xyrichthys novacula, a protogynous labrid in the southern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Fish Biology 2004, 64:1498-1513. 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.0404.x
8. Cardinale M, Colloca F, Ardizzone G D. Growth and reproduction of Xyrichthys novacula (Pisces: Labridae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina 1997a, 62:193-201.
9. Cardinale M, Colloca F, Ardizzone G D. Feeding ecology of Mediterranean razorfish Xyrichthys novacula in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea). Journal of Applied Ichthyology 1997b, 13:105-111. 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1997.tb00109.x
10. Castriota L, Scarabello M P, Finoia M G, Sinopoli M, Andaloro F. Feeding habits of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) from southern Tyrrhenian Sea: variation by sex and size. Environmental Biology of Fishes 2005a, 72:123-133. 10.1007/s10641-004-6576-0
11. Castriota L, Finoia M G, Andaloro F. Trophic interactions between Xyrichtys novacula (Labridae) and juvenile Pagrus pagrus (Sparidae) in the central Mediterranean Sea. Electronic Journal of Ichthyology 2005b, 1:54-60.
12. Chimenz Gusso C, Gravina M F, Maggiore F R. Temporal variations in soft bottom benthic communities in central Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy). Archivio di Oceanografia e limnologia 2001, 22:175-182.
13. Coma R, Ribes M, Gili J M, Zabala M. Seasonality in coastal benthic ecosystems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2000, 15:448-453.
14. Cortés E. A critical review of methods of studying fish feeding based on analysis of stomach contents: application to elasmobranch fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1997, 54:726-738.
15. Duarte C M, Agust S, Kennedy H, Vaque D. The Mediterranean climate as a template for Mediterranean marine ecosystems: the example of the northeast Spanish littoral. Progress in Oceanography 1999, 44:245-270.
16. FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31) 1978, Fischer W. (Ed.) (, Vol. 2., Rome, FAO
17. FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic; Fishing Areas 34, 47 1981, Fischer WBianchi GScott W B. (Eds) (, Vol. 1., Ottawa, Canada Funds-in-Trust
18. Fischer W, Bauchot M L, Schneider M. Fiches FAO d'identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. (Révision 1) 1987, Vol. 2., Rome, FAO
19. Gerking S D. Feeding Ecology of Fish 1994, New York, NY, Academic Press
20. Graziano V. Pelagie 1993, Messina, Sicania
21. Hacunda J S. Trophic relationships among demersal fishes in a coastal area of the Gulf of Maine. Fishery Bulletin 1981, 79:775-788.
22. Holbrook S J, Schmitt R J, Coyer J A. Age-related dietary patterns of sympatric adult surfperch. Copeia 1985, 1985:986-994.
23. Hyslop E J. Stomach content analysis-a review of methods and their application. Journal of Fish Biology 1980, 17:411-429. 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb02775.x
24. Katsanevakis S. Habitat use by the pearly razorfish, Xyrichtys novacula (Pisces: Labridae). Scientia Marina 2005, 69:223-229.
25. Krebs C J. Ecological Methodology 1989, New York, NY, Harper Collins Publishers
26. McArdle B H, Anderson M J. Fitting multivariate models to community data: a comment on distance-based redundancy analysis. Ecology 2001, 82:290-297. 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0290:FMMTCD]2.0.CO;2
27. McCormick M I. Fish feeding on mobile benthic invertebrates: influence of spatial variability in habitat associations. Marine Biology 1995, 121:627-637. 10.1007/BF00349298
28. McCormick M I. Ontogeny of diet shifts by a microcarnivorous fish, Cheilodactylus spectabilis: relationship between feeding mechanics, microhabitat selection and growth. Marine Biology 1998, 132:9-20. 10.1007/s002270050367
29. Pérès J M. The Mediterranean benthos. Oceanography and Marine Biology Annual Review 1967, 5:449-533.
30. Ribera d'Alcalà M, Conversano F, Corato F, Licandro P, Mangoni O, Marino D, Mazzocchi M G, Modigh M, Montresor M, Nardella M, Saggiomo V, Sarno D, Zingone A. Seasonal patterns in plankton communities in a pluriannual time series at a coastal Mediterranean site (Gulf of Naples): an attempt to discern recurrences and trends. Scientia Marina 2004, 68(1):65-83. (Suppl.
31. Riera F, Linde M. El raor i la cirviola. Conèixer per preservar. Quaderns de Pesca 6 2001, Vol. 6., Illes Balears, Governo de les Illes Balears, Conselleria d'Agricultura i Pesca, (in Catalan).
32. Sardà R, Pinedo S, Martin D. Seasonal dynamics of macroinfaunal key species inhabiting shallow soft-bottoms in the Bay of Blanes (NW Mediterranean). Acta Oecologica 1999, 20:315-326. 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)00135-6
33. Schmitt R J, Holbrook S J. Ontogeny of prey selection by black surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni (Pisces: Embiotocidae): the roles of fish morphology, foraging behaviour, and patch selection. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1984, 18:225-239.
34. Sokal R R, Rohlf F J. Biometry. The Principles and Practice of Statistics in Biological Research 1969, San Francisco, CA, Freeman and Company
35. Somaschini A, Martini N, Gravina M F, Belluscio A, Corsi F, Ardizzone G D. Characterization and cartography of some Mediterranean soft-bottom benthic communities (Ligurian Sea, Italy). Scientia Marina 1998, 62:27-36.
36. Spada G, Sabelli B, Morandi V. Contributo alla conoscenza della malacofauna marina dell'isola di Lampedusa. Conchiglie 1973, 9:29-67. (in Italian).
37. Turon X, Becerro M A. Growth and survival of several ascidian species from the northwestern Mediterranean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1992, 82:235-347.
38. Chessel D, Thioulouse J. L'analyse discriminante des correspondances. 1996, ftp://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/pub/mac/ADE/ADE4/DocThemPDF/Thema36.pdf, , Vol. 5, section 6., Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Available at