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Stomach content and tropidc level position of two bamboo shark species Chiloscyluum Indicum and C. Hasseltii (Hemiscylliidae) from South Eastern waters of Peninsular Malaysia
Nur-Farhana, A1, Zaidi, C.C2, Mazlan, A.G3, Samat, A4.
A study was carried out to identify the food commonly taken and justify the trophic
level positions of two bamboo shark species; the Chiloscyllium indicum and C. hasseltii. Bamboo
shark samples were collected from the south-eastern waters of Peninsular Malaysia. The types of
stomach content were determined and grouped according to their tax.a. Intestine length (IL) for eachof the individual shark was measured for Intestine Length Index (ILI). Shark diet was analyzed
numerically, and using the information, the trophic level (TL) for each species was estimated. The
diet of these two shark species consisted of fishes, molusk and crustacea. The ILI obtained for the
C. indicum and C. hasseltii were 0.09±0.02 and 0.12±0.02 and their trophic level (TL) were 3.2-4.5
and 2.5-4.5, respectively. These results suggest that both species ofhemiscylliid sharks in the area
are carnivorous, and slightly below the apex predator category that is with TL value close or equal
to 5.0.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
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Q3 (Geography, Planning and Development) Q4 (Pollution) Q4 (Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law) |
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