Comparison of high-throughput sequencing analysis of gut contents between silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis in mesotrophic and eutrophic lakes
Chaoqun Su A B , Wenjing Hu A , Zhongjun Hu A , Zhen Zhang A , Oranich Wedchaparn A , Liangjie Zhao A B C and Qigen Liu A C
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A Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, PO Box 181, 999 Lingang New Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201306, PR China.
B Fishery Biological Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, 1 North Ring Road, Pingqiao Area, Xinyang, Henan, 464000, PR China.
C Corresponding authors. Email: liangjie_zhao@yahoo.com; qgliu@shou.edu.cn
Marine and Freshwater Research 71(7) 761-770 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19016
Submitted: 14 January 2019 Accepted: 5 August 2019 Published: 24 October 2019
Abstract
High-throughput sequencing analysis of gut contents was used to study the feeding habits of two filter-feeding fish, namely silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, in mesotrophic Lake Qiandao and eutrophic Lake Taihu. Silver carp feed primarily on phytoplankton, with a feeding preference for Chlorophyta, in Lake Qiandao and rely on phytoplankton in Lake Taihu. Bighead carp feed more on zooplankton in Lake Qiandao and on phytoplankton in Lake Taihu. With increasing levels of algae, bighead carp feed more on phytoplankton. The dietary shifts suggest that bighead carp would be useful in controlling nuisance algae in lakes.
Additional keywords: feeding habits, filter-feeding carp.
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