TY - JOUR
T1 - Diet of blue marlin Makaira mazara off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
AU - Abitia-Cardenas, Leonardo Andres
AU - Galvan-Magaña, Felipe
AU - Gutierrez-Sanchez, Francisco Javier
AU - Rodriguez-Romero, Jesus
AU - Aguilar-Palomino, Bernabe
AU - Moehl-Hitz, Almei
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - Analysis of the stomach contents of 204 blue marlin (Makaira mazara) caught by the sport-fishing fleet of Cabo San Lucas in the southern Gulf of California is presented. The specimens sampled were caught during the summer and fall of 1987, 1988, and 1989 when the sea is warm (28-30°C). Blue marlin were found to feed on 35 prey species, 3 of which represented 90% of the total stomach contents by frequency of occurrence. The main prey were epipelagic organisms from the oceanic zone and demersal fishes from the neritic zone. The most important prey were bullet mackerel Auxis spp., young finescale triggerfish Balistes polylepis, and the giant squid Dosidicus gigas.
AB - Analysis of the stomach contents of 204 blue marlin (Makaira mazara) caught by the sport-fishing fleet of Cabo San Lucas in the southern Gulf of California is presented. The specimens sampled were caught during the summer and fall of 1987, 1988, and 1989 when the sea is warm (28-30°C). Blue marlin were found to feed on 35 prey species, 3 of which represented 90% of the total stomach contents by frequency of occurrence. The main prey were epipelagic organisms from the oceanic zone and demersal fishes from the neritic zone. The most important prey were bullet mackerel Auxis spp., young finescale triggerfish Balistes polylepis, and the giant squid Dosidicus gigas.
KW - Blue marlin
KW - Coast of Mexico
KW - Food habits
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032697090&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00053-3
DO - 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00053-3
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0165-7836
VL - 44
SP - 95
EP - 100
JO - Fisheries Research
JF - Fisheries Research
IS - 1
ER -