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Stomach contents of two Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from the Aegean Sea, Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2001

Alp Salman ,
Murat Bilecenoglu  and
Harun Güçlüsoy
Alp Salman
Affiliation:
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Murat Bilecenoglu
Affiliation:
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Harun Güçlüsoy
Affiliation:
Underwater Research Society, Mediterranean Monk Seal Research Group, Aegean Programme, P.K. 12, 35680 Foça, Izmir, Turkey
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Abstract

This study provides a description of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) diet from the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. A total of 23 prey items belonging to five species were identified from the two stomachs examined. Cephalopods constitute the dominant prey group by weight (94·01%). Sarcotragus sp. (Porifera) and Posidonia oceanica (Magnoliophyta) are assumed to be incidental prey. Of the cephalopods identified, Eledone moschata and Bathypolypus sponsalis were encountered for the first time in a monk seal stomach.

Type
Short Communication
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 81 , Issue 4 , August 2001 , pp. 719 - 720
Copyright
2001 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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