Ontogenetic changes in feeding and food preferences of the dog conch Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Merambong shoal, Malaysia

Wan Nurul Wan Hassan Husna; Abd Ghaffar Mazlan; Zaidi Che Cob

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Ontogenetic changes in feeding and food preferences of the dog conch Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Merambong shoal, Malaysia

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- Ontogenetic changes in feeding and food preferences of the dog conch Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Merambong shoal, Malaysia
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 35, Issue 5, Pages: 1230-1238(2017)
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  1. School of Environmental and Natural Resource Science Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi
  2. Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOMAR) Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi
  3. School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Kuala Terengganu
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-017-6105-6
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Husna, W.N.W.H., Mazlan, A.G. & Cob, Z.C. Ontogenetic changes in feeding and food preferences of the dog conch Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Merambong shoal, Malaysia., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 35, 1230–1238 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-6105-6
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Husna, W.N.W.H., Mazlan, A.G. & Cob, Z.C. Ontogenetic changes in feeding and food preferences of the dog conch Laevistrombus canarium Linnaeus 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Merambong shoal, Malaysia., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 35, 1230–1238 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-6105-6 DOI：

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Abstract

Laevistrombus canarium is one of the marine gastropod mollusks that have high commercial value

particularly in the aquaculture sector in Malaysia. This study was conducted to determine the feeding and food items of L. canarium at different ontogenetic stages (juveniles

sub-adults and adults) from Merambong shoals

Malaysia. Field observations on feeding activity were conducted

followed by detailed laboratory analysis on the stomach content. Five-minutes observations on randomly selected individuals were conducted at the field sampling site and their feeding activities were recorded with reference to age stage. Various shell sizes from each ontogenetic stage were randomly collected and quickly anaesthetized with ice and preserved in 10% formalin before being transported to the laboratory for stomach content analyses. Field observations showed that L. canarium mainly grazed on epiphytes occurring on seagrass (46.67%)

followed by sediment surface (40%) and epiphytes occurring on macroalgae (13.33%). Stomach content analyses showed a significant difference (P <0.05) in gastro-somatic index (Gasi) between the juveniles (0.39±0.05)

sub-adults (0.68±0.09) and adults (0.70±0.05) (P <0.05). Food items found in the conch stomach include diatoms

detritus

foraminifera

seagrass and macroalgae fragments

sand particles and shell fragments. The Index of Relative Importance (%IRI) indicates three main types of food dominated the three ontogenetic stages namely diatoms

sand particles and detritus. However

no significant difference (P >0.05) was detected between the three main food items (diatoms

sand particles and detritus) among the ontogenetic stages. Therefore

feeding activity revealed the role of the dog conch in the marine food network. While

classification of the types of food consumed by L. canarium through stomach content analysis determines the particular position of the gastropod in the food chain. Further studies are needed to provide a better insight between trophic relationships of L. canarium with marine ecosystem.

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