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Gu, X.L., Zhuang, P., Zhang, L.Z., Zhang, T., Shi, X.T., Zhao, F. and Liu, J. (2008) Substrate Preference of Juvenile Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis Captured from Yangtze River Estuary. Chinese Journal of Ecology, 27, 213-217. (In Chinese, English Abstract)

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• TITLE: Effect of Two Substrate Types on Feeding Efficiency by Juvenile Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis on Barcheek Goby Rhinogobius giurinus

  AUTHORS: Xiaolian Gu, Jianyi Liu, Sikai Wang, Tao Zhang, Feng Zhao, Ping Zhuang, Ming Duang, Boyd Kynard

  KEYWORDS: Acipenser sinensis, Feeding Efficiency, Sand Substrate, Behavior

  JOURNAL NAME: Agricultural Sciences, Vol.14 No.10, October 27, 2023

  ABSTRACT: We conducted experiments in an artificial stream tank with wild juvenile Chinese sturgeon Acipenser sinensis captured in the Yangtze Estuary to test the null hypothesis that their feeding efficiency on Barcheek goby Rhinogobius giurinus was not affected by sand vs. smooth glass substrate. Gobies are among the most common prey eaten by wild juvenile A. sinensis in the estuary. Test results found neither substrate type significantly affected feeding efficiency by juveniles. Previous research found a strong innate habitat preference of A. sinensis for sand substrate. The present results indicate that the preference for sand is not related to efficiently capturing R. giurinus on sand, but is an adaptation predisposing juvenile A. sinensis to seek sandy substrate where R. giurinus and other benthic forage are the most abundant in the Yangtze Estuary.