feeding guild

feeding guild
a group of unrelated fish that feed on similar food items, e.g. benthivore, detritivore, herbivore, insectivore, omnivore, planktivore, piscivore, etc (all q.v.). Also called trophic guild

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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