R Kurma Rao and K Ramesh Babu
Keywords: Mugil cephalus, Chlorophyceae, Myxophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and cladophora,
Abstract: The present study was aimed to focus on the food and feeding habits of the grey mullet at east coast of Andhra Pradesh, India. Total 558 specimens in length range 113 to 370 mm were subjected into analysis for the period of September 2010 to August 2011. In adult fish the analysis of the gut revealed that the Chlorophyceae, Myxophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Dino-flagellates, copepods and polycheatae worms along with sand and mud were the prominent representatives of the species Mugil cephalus. Where as in Juveniles the volume of the gut varied according to season the Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms) and micro algae, cladophora (Green algae) and Myxophyceae were prominent. The volume of the gut in Juveniles maximum in the months of October and September, low in the month of April was observed.
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