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Título : Diet of three large pelagic fishes associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs) in the western equatorial Indian Ocean
Autor : Malone, M. A.; Buck, K. M.; Moreno, G.; Sancho, G.
Citación : ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 2011, 34, 287-294
Resumen : Diet of three large pelagic fishes associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs) in the western equatorial Indian Ocean. Several species of fish, aggregate around DFADs in marine tropical waters. We captured three predatory species: yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares), wahoo (Acanthocybium solandn) and dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from aggregations under DFADs in the Western Indian Ocean to characterize their diet and determine whether they fed on other DFAD associated organisms. Yellowfin tuna did not feed on DFAD associated prey, while wahoo and dolphinfish did exploit resources aggregated by the DFADs, though they predominantly fed on other non associated organisms. Opportunistic feeding on surface swarming stomatopod crustaceans was observed in yellowfin tuna and dolphinfish associated with FADs, but was not observed in wahoo.
Palabras clave : FAD; Yellowfin tuna; Dolphinfish; Wahoo; Stomach contents; Diet; DOLPHINFISH CORYPHAENA-HIPPURUS; STOMACH CONTENTS; FEEDING-HABITS; YELLOWFIN TUNA; ATLANTIC; FOOD; CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR; GULF
Fecha de publicación : 2011
Editorial : MUSEU DE CIENCIES NATURALS-ZOOLOGIA
Tipo de documento: Article
Idioma: Inglés
URI : http://dspace.azti.es/handle/24689/685
ISSN : 1578-665X
Patrocinador: DG Research [QLRI-CT-2002-02773]
College of Charleston Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) [04-010]
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