Composition and variations diet of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) in Tonga Lake, North-East Algeria.

Abstract

Despite the economic and ecological status of the European eel Anguilla anguilla throughout the North African coasts, this species remains little known. This study aims to provide information on the trophic habits of the fraction of the population that occupies Tonga Lake, a wetland located in Algeria extreme East. During one year (January - December 2009), a total of 477 eels (26