Alimentación del marlín azul Makaira nigricans del área de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

Translated title of the contribution: Feeding of blue marlin Makaira nigricans off Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Leonardo Abitia-Cárdenas, Dana Arizmendi-Rodríguez, Napoleón Gudiño-González, Felipe Galván-Magaña

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Abstract

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%).

Translated title of the contributionFeeding of blue marlin Makaira nigricans off Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)281-285
Number of pages5
JournalLatin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

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