Food of the grouper Caprodon longimanus from Alejandro Seikirk Island, Chile (Perdformes: Serranidae)
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1998 |
| Descripción: | Diet and food preference of Caprodon longimanus were 'studied at Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile. The fishes (N=55) were collected in November and December 1996 using long line and lhe sizes ranged from 176-286 mm in SL. This grouper is a pelagic opportunistic zooplanktivorous predator. Thalia sp. (Tunicata: Salpida) was the most frequent and abundant prey accounting for 93.3% occurrence based on 1655 individuals. A total of 17 genera of crustaceans as well as pteropods, chaetognaths and polychaete worms were found in the stomach contents. A total of 14.3% of al! stomachs were empty. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/20571 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20571 |
| Palabra clave: | caprodon longimanus serranidae stomach content analysis Alejandro Selkirk Island eastem South Pacific Chile |