Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

Enmaylin Fernández Aguirre; Felipe Galvan Magaña; Fernando Ricardo Elorriaga Verplancken; Rogelio González Armas; Leonardo  Abitia; Alberto Sánchez González; Marcial Trinidad Villalejo Fuerte; Arturo Tripp-Valdez; Alma Vianney Barajas-Calderón; A. Delgado-Huertas; Rolando Quetzalcoatl Torres-García

doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102462

Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

Enmaylin Fernández Aguirre, Felipe Galvan Magaña, Fernando Ricardo Elorriaga Verplancken, Rogelio González Armas, Leonardo Abitia, Alberto Sánchez González, Marcial Trinidad Villalejo Fuerte, Arturo Tripp-Valdez, Alma Vianney Barajas-Calderón, A. Delgado-Huertas, Rolando Quetzalcoatl Torres-García

Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR)

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Abstract

The Mexican Pacific was influenced by ‘‘La Mancha’’ and ‘‘El Niño’’, from 2014 and until 2016. The
increase in sea surface temperature influenced the feeding habits of the bat ray (Myliobatis californica)
in the northwest of Baja California Sur, Mexico. To evaluate possible changes in the diet, stomach
content analysis and analysis of stable isotopes of carbon (δ
13C) and nitrogen (δ
15N) in muscle was
performed during normal (2012 and 2013) and anomalous years (2014, 2015, and 2016). During the
normal years, the main prey was the crab Dynomene spp. (% Prey Specific Relative Importance Index
(PSIRI) = 29.3) and the stomatopod Hemisquilla californiensis (% PSIRI = 10.6). In contrast, during the
anomalous years, these preys were replaced by the pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes (% PSIRI =
28.5) and peanut worms Sipunculus spp. (% PSIRI = 7.9). During normal years the median isotopic values
recorded were: δ
13C = −16.2h and δ
15N = 15.2h. During the anomalous years, δ
13C was −16.3h and
δ
15N was 15.1h. Between the different periods no trophic (p (probability) > 0.05) or isotopic overlaps
(p > 0.3) were found. The change in the diet of M. californica during the anomalous years is an
adaptive response to the increase in water temperature caused by ‘‘La Mancha’’ and ‘‘El Niño’’. The
massive presence of P. planipes on the northwest coast of Baja California Sur is associated with the
increase in water temperature, which makes P. planipes a food source for M. californica

Translated title of the contribution	Cambios en los hábitos alimentarios de la raya murciélago Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) durante anomalías climáticas frente a la costa oeste de la península de Baja California, México
Original language	English
Article number	102462
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Regional Studies in Marine Science
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102462
State	Published - Jun 2022

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Fernández Aguirre, E., Galvan Magaña, F., Elorriaga Verplancken, F. R., González Armas, R., Abitia, L., Sánchez González, A., Villalejo Fuerte, M. T., Tripp-Valdez, A., Barajas-Calderón, A. V., Delgado-Huertas, A., & Torres-García, R. Q. (2022). Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 53, 1-7. Article 102462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102462

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Fernández Aguirre, E, Galvan Magaña, F , Elorriaga Verplancken, FR , González Armas, R , Abitia, L , Sánchez González, A , Villalejo Fuerte, MT, Tripp-Valdez, A, Barajas-Calderón, AV, Delgado-Huertas, A & Torres-García, RQ 2022, 'Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico', Regional Studies in Marine Science, vol. 53, 102462, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102462

Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. / Fernández Aguirre, Enmaylin; Galvan Magaña, Felipe ; Elorriaga Verplancken, Fernando Ricardo et al.
In: Regional Studies in Marine Science, Vol. 53, 102462, 06.2022, p. 1-7.

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Fernández Aguirre E, Galvan Magaña F , Elorriaga Verplancken FR , González Armas R , Abitia L , Sánchez González A et al. Changes in the feeding habits of the bat ray Myliobatis californica (Gill 1865) during climatic anomalies off the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2022 Jun;53:1-7. 102462. doi: 10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102462