European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience

Authors
Dr. K Rama Rao

Abstract
A comparative study on the food and feeding habits of Xenentodon cancila and Hyporhamphus gaimardi from Lower Manair Dam revealed that the feeding habits were studied for a period of one year from August, 2015 to July, 2016. Both fishes feed on animal and plant origin food materials. The food and feeding habit of the freshwater fishes has revealed that X. cancila and H. gaimardi are carnivorous and herbivorous habitats. The main food organism contributes of the vertebrates 35.56%, plant materials 13.81%, fish remains 11.70%, crustaceans/ insect parts 9.96% in X. Cancila. H. gaimardi major feed is plant materials 25.94%, crustaceans/ insect parts were 8.85%, fish remains 6.18%, vertebrates 4.10% in frequency of occurrence method. In numerical method it reveals that the highest food organisms are vertebrates 43.46%, lowest food organisms crustaceans/insect parts 12.18% in X. Cancila. H. gaimardi has contributes highest food organisms are plant materials 54.86% and lowest of vertebrates food organisms 8.67%.