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Citation: Deady, S. & Fives, J.M. 1995 The diet of corkwing wrasse, Crenilabrus melops, in Galway Bay, Ireland, and in Dinard, France. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 75: 635-649


Number of Pages: 15

Volume Part: 3

Keywords: Ecology, Fauna, Fish, France, Galway, Littoral, Marine, Pisces, Rockpool, Sublittoral

Abstract: Paper investigates the diet of 801 corkwing wrasse Crenilabrus melops sampled from 6 locations in Galway Bay and 51 corkwings from Dinard, France. Dietary analysis was carried out on stomach contents. The results are divided into the following headings: feeding intensity, composition of diet, diet and fish size, seasonal variation in diet, and diet and sex.