Seasonal study of the diet of the barbel Luciobarbus callensis (Valencienne1842) in the K'sob reservoir (M'Sila, Algeria)
The composition of the diet of the barbel (Luciobarbus callensis) was studied in the K'sob reservoir near the town of M'Sila (Algeria). The capture of the barbels was carried out between September 2010 and August 2011.The diet was studied from 379 specimens collected by trammel net. During the study period, it was noted that the food spectrum essentially consisted of Chironomids, Ephemeroptera and Copepods, which are abundant in the environment. The barbel of the K'sob reservoir has a seasonal food pattern influenced by climatic and ecological conditions and by its reproductive cycle. The diet of L. callensis in the study area is omnivorous, with a zoo-benthophage tendency.