Feeding habits of Bigeye Houndshark, Iago omanensis (Elasmobranchii; Triakidae); a typical deep water shark from the Gulf of Oman

Ali Reza Rastgoo; Eelia Etemadi-Deylami; Mohammad Reza Mirzaei

doi:10.22034/ijab.v7i6.668

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Ali Reza Rastgoo
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Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Center, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Eelia Etemadi-Deylami Department of Marine Biology, School of Marine Science and Technology, Hormozgan University, Iran.
Mohammad Reza Mirzaei Offshore Fisheries Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Chabahar, Iran.

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In this study, the feeding habits of Bigeye Houndshark, Iago omanensis, a typical deep water shark, were examined in the Gulf of Oman by analyzing of stomach contents. In addition, the effects of sex and seasons (spring and summer) on its feeding habits were evaluated. Bigeye Houndshark diet consists of mostly teleost fishes, and to a lower extent on crustaneans, molluscs and sea snakes. The great importance of teleost in the diet of Bigeye Houndshark may be due to the fact that teleosts are the dominant in terms of biomass and abundance in the area where Bigeye Houndshark exist, allowing them to exploit food resources available in the environment. No significant differences were found between sexes and seasons. This species occupy high trophic position within the food webs. These results present new data that will allow us to understand the role of Bigeye Houndshark in the deep water of Gulf of Oman to effect of fishing activity on its population dynamics in the future.

Rastgoo, A. R., Etemadi-Deylami, E., & Mirzaei, M. R. (2019). Feeding habits of Bigeye Houndshark, Iago omanensis (Elasmobranchii; Triakidae); a typical deep water shark from the Gulf of Oman. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 7(6), 374–382. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijab.v7i6.668

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