Capture of an unexpectedly large prey by the fish Centropomus undecimalis (Perciformes: Centropomidae).
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| Natura: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
| Descrizione: | Introduction: The fish Centropomus undecimalis ingests whole prey by swimming rapidly and extending its jaws. It is a non-violent predator that follows a predator-prey size relationship. Objective: To inform a case of predation of C. undecimalis, a disproportionally large prey. Methods: Freshly caught fish from El Carmen lagoon, Tabasco, Mexico, were examined. Results: a Gobionellus oceanicus that was 56% the length of its predator, was found inside a C. undecimalis; the prey was bent in the stomach of its predator and had a bite wound in the middle of its body. Conclusions: apparently, C. undecimalis caught the prey with a single bite and swallowed it by folding the body in half: prey length is not the only determinant of when a prey is successfully captured by this fish. |
| Stato: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Istituzione: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Lingua: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2835 |
| Accesso online: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2835 |
| Keyword: | Coastal lagoon Common snook Highfin goby Predation Southeast Mexico Laguna costera Robalo común Gobio de aleta alta Depredación Sureste de México |