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Biometric properties and diet of common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus (osteichthyes: sparidae), from the Eastern Adriatic Sea

Biometric properties and diet composition were eamined in 120 specimens of common pandora caught in the eastern Adriatic Sea. Biometric analysis of morphometric and meristic characters indicated a homogenous morphology stock of P. erythrinus in the eastern Adriatic Sea. Changes in some morphometric characters obtained in conjunction with an increase in body length showed that smaller specimens have longer dorsal fin, standard length, eye diameter and postorbital distances than larger specimens. Meristic characters of the common pandora from Italian waters and Black Sea mostly in agreement with data in our study. The prey species identified in the stomachs belong to five groups: Decapoda, Bivalvia, Polychaeta, Teleostei and Euphausiacea. Decapods were the most important ingested prey group while bivalves were second in importance. Various prey groups and species found in the stomach indicates that common pandora could be a opportunistic predator.

Pagellus erythrinus; morphometric and meristic characteristics; diet; Adriatic Sea

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