Abstract:
Research on study habits of fish lomek fish in Indonesia is not well
developed, especially in Riau. At this time the lomek fish has been choosen as an
icon of Dumai. This study aims to determine the main food consumed by lomek
and also the relationship between the composition of the food. The research was
conducted in June 2012, in the coastal waters of Dumai using survey methods.
The study found type of food comprising of shrimps, small fish, Ceratium laluna,
Chaetoceros sp, Scytonema sp, Chaetoceros subtilis, Spirulina janneri,
Closterium dianae and Centritractus africanus. The main food of fish groups of
0-150 mm and 160-250 mm was shrimp and group above 250 mm was the fish at
young stages.
