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Sturgeons are one of the most important and valuable species in the Caspian Sea. This investigation (2000–2002) was aimed at determining the feeding habits and the main and secondary prey organisms consumed by the Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897) living at depths less than 10 m in the Caspian Sea (Guilan Province). The food spectrum of immature A. persicus was comprised of benthic invertebrates of seven genera and fishes of three genera. The main prey items of immature A. persicus were polychaete worms and the secondary prey were crustaceans. The study of stomach contents showed that polychaetes were the most important component of the diet of immature A. persicus of the length class up to 25 cm.
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Moghadam, K.H., Pajand, Z., Parandavar, H. et al. Diet composition of the Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus at the coast of the Guilan Province, Caspian Sea. Russ J Mar Biol 35, 331–334 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074009040087
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