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Feeding habits of wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2016

Molker Mendoza-ávila ,
Gabriela Zavala-Zambrano ,
Felipe Galván-Magaña  and
Peggy Loor-Andrade
Molker Mendoza-ávila
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Vía San Mateo S/N. Manta, Manabí, Ecuador Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca, Av. 4 Calle 12-13. Manta, Ecuador
Gabriela Zavala-Zambrano
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Vía San Mateo S/N. Manta, Manabí, Ecuador Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca, Av. 4 Calle 12-13. Manta, Ecuador
Felipe Galván-Magaña*
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN S/N, Apdo. Postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
Peggy Loor-Andrade
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Vía San Mateo S/N. Manta, Manabí, Ecuador
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Galván-Magaña, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN S/N, Apdo. Postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México email: fgalvan@ipn.mx
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Abstract

Stomach content analysis was used to assess the feeding habits of Acanthocybium solandri based on samples obtained on purse seine fishing trips off the Pacific coasts of Central and South America. A total of 226 samples were obtained; 160 stomachs contained food and 33 prey taxa were identified. Based on the Prey Specific Index of Relative Importance (%PSIRI), cephalopods and fishes were the main prey groups (50.4 and 49.5% PSIRI). Dosidicus gigas (23.4% PSIRI), Stenoteuthis oualaniensis (9.9% PSIRI) and Argonauta spp. (9.4% PSIRI) were the most representative prey. Acanthocybium solandri is a generalist predator based on the results of the Amundsen analysis and niche breadth (Ba = 1).

Keywords

cephalopodsecologyfood and feedinggeneralistniche breadthontogeneticpredatorpreyScombridaestomach content
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 97 , Issue 7 , November 2017 , pp. 1505 - 1510
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2016 

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