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Peculiarities of Stone Cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophus (Stichaeidae) Diet in Avacha Bay (Eastern Kamchatka)

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Information on stone cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophus diet in Avacha Bay (eastern Kamchatka) are presented, and seasonal, local, age, and interannual changes in the composition of its food are considered. This species is benthophagus, so the main objects in Avacha Bay are Amphipoda.

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Murasheva, M.Y., Tokranov, A.M. Peculiarities of Stone Cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophus (Stichaeidae) Diet in Avacha Bay (Eastern Kamchatka). J. Ichthyol. 59, 52–57 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945219010089

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