TY - JOUR
T1 - Confirmation of the spawning area of the striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax, in the so-called core area of the eastern tropical Pacific off Mexico
AU - González Armas, Rogelio
AU - Sosa-Nishizaki, Oscar
AU - Funes Rodríguez, René
AU - Levy Pérez, Victor Andrés
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We report the presence of striped marlin larvae in coastal waters of the mouth of the Gulf of California, collected during seven oceanographic cruises during 1990 to 1993. From 169 sampled stations, 30 produced a total of 68 larvae of 2.4-30.5 mm total length. Most of the larvae were about 3 mm, indicating a recent spawn. The sea surface temperature at the sampled stations ranged from 19.4°C to 32.0°C, but larvae were caught at stations with temperatures between 27.8°C and 31.5°C. These results clarify the existence of a spawning area of striped marlin in the eastern Pacific, located closer to the coast than previously believed, during several months of the year.
AB - We report the presence of striped marlin larvae in coastal waters of the mouth of the Gulf of California, collected during seven oceanographic cruises during 1990 to 1993. From 169 sampled stations, 30 produced a total of 68 larvae of 2.4-30.5 mm total length. Most of the larvae were about 3 mm, indicating a recent spawn. The sea surface temperature at the sampled stations ranged from 19.4°C to 32.0°C, but larvae were caught at stations with temperatures between 27.8°C and 31.5°C. These results clarify the existence of a spawning area of striped marlin in the eastern Pacific, located closer to the coast than previously believed, during several months of the year.
KW - Larvae
KW - Mexico
KW - Spawning area
KW - Striped marlin
KW - Tetrapturus audax
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2419.1999.00102.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2419.1999.00102.x
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1054-6006
VL - 8
SP - 238
EP - 242
JO - Fisheries Oceanography
JF - Fisheries Oceanography
IS - 3
ER -