TY - JOUR
T1 - Alimentación del marlín azul Makaira nigricans del área de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
AU - Abitia-Cárdenas, Leonardo
AU - Arizmendi-Rodríguez, Dana
AU - Gudiño-González, Napoleón
AU - Galván-Magaña, Felipe
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - We analyzed the stomach contents of 52 blue marlins caught between October 2002 and October 2004 by the sport-fishing fleet of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, in the gulf of California, Mexico. Blue marlin feed on 15 food items. According to the index of relative importance (IRI), the most important prey were the frigate or bullet mackerel Auxis spp. (52%) and jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (30%).
AB - We analyzed the stomach contents of 52 blue marlins caught between October 2002 and October 2004 by the sport-fishing fleet of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, in the gulf of California, Mexico. Blue marlin feed on 15 food items. According to the index of relative importance (IRI), the most important prey were the frigate or bullet mackerel Auxis spp. (52%) and jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (30%).
KW - Blue marlin
KW - Feeding habits
KW - Gulf of california
KW - Makaira nigricans
KW - Mexico
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U2 - 10.3856/vol38-issue2-fulltext-14
DO - 10.3856/vol38-issue2-fulltext-14
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0718-560X
VL - 38
SP - 281
EP - 285
JO - Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
JF - Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
IS - 2
ER -