About the Diet of (Pomacentridae) From the Black Sea Off the Coast of Crimea

Key Points

• The aim is to understand the dietary habits of Black Sea damselfish after spawning, comparing past and present information.
• Studied adult Black Sea damselfish in October 2024.
• Compared dietary data with records from the 1970s.
• Identified composition of consumed food objects.
• Lower diversity of dietary composition compared to the 1970s.
• First recording of small fish in the diet.
• High proportion of polychaetes found in the diet.