为了研究鲢(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)、鳙(Aristichthys nobilis)两种鱼食物组成的空间变化,分析了2010年7月至2011年10月在洱海古生和北部两采样点逐月采集或收集的共93尾鲢和71尾鳙的肠道内含物,对其食物组成的季节变化、空间变化及与太湖新银鱼(Neosalanx taihuensis)的食物重叠进行了研究。结果表明,鲢、鳙全年摄食的饵料生物数分别为75属和64属。根据相对重要性指数(IRI%),微囊藻(Microcystis)溞和象鼻(Bosmina)为两种鱼的主要饵料类群。鲢、鳙的食物组成呈明显的季节变化,这与饵料生物的季节变化密切相关。在空间上,两种鱼在古生摄食的浮游植物比例大于北部,这是由不同区域饵料生物组成差异导致的结果。Schoener重叠指数显示鲢、鳙与太湖新银鱼之间的食性重叠不显著(E〈0.6)。
To study the spatial and seasonal variations of food composition of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Aris-tichthys nobilis and the diet overlap with Neosalanx taihuensis, gut contents of 93 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and 71 Aristichthys nobilis in Lake Erhai were collected from July 2010 to October 2011. The results showed that 75 and 64 genus of preys ingested by H. molitrix and A. nobilis, respectively. Microcystis and Bosmina sp. were the dominant preys of the two fish species based on the index of relative importance (IRI%). The seasonal variations of food compo-sition of the two fishes were significant, which were closely related to the variations of food resources in the area. The proportion of phytoplankton ingested by H. molitrix and A. nobilis in Gusheng was greater than those in northern Erhai, which resulted from the different food compositions in these two regions. The Schoener overlap index revealed no sig-nificant dietary overlap between the two fish species and N. taihuensis (E〈0.6).