The surprising "B-side": description of a new foraging tactic for the pearl cichlid, Geophagus brasiliensis, in a coastal stream of the Atlantic Forest

Authors

  • Gabriel Raposo Silva de Souza Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade de Ambientes Costeiros https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-1773
  • José Sabino Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9160-9441
  • Domingos Garrone-Neto Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade de Ambientes Costeiros

Keywords:

foraging behaviour, fish ecology, naturalistic studies, Cichlidae, Atlantic Forest

Abstract

Abstract: A new foraging tactic for the pearl cichlid, Geophagus brasiliensis, is described from underwater observations performed in a coastal stream of the Atlantic Forest, Southeastern Brazil. Named "shift picking", the foraging tactic involved the manoeuvering of leaves, wood twigs and tree bark present in the substrate, with fish using its mouth to turn objects and uncover macroinvertebrates adhered to the underside of the object being picked ("B-side"). The object-shifting behaviour is rarely reported for fish and the present description seems to be the first record for a freshwater species of South America.
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Published

2019-01-01

How to Cite

Souza, G. R. S. de, Sabino, J., & Garrone-Neto, D. (2019). The surprising "B-side": description of a new foraging tactic for the pearl cichlid, Geophagus brasiliensis, in a coastal stream of the Atlantic Forest. Biota Neotropica, 19(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1653

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2019): v19n3

Section

Short Communications