Stomach contents of two planktivorous fishes of the gulf of california during summer 1991
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Se examinaron contenidos estomacales y aparatos filtradores de ejemplares adultos de sardina monterrey (Sardinops caeruleus) y sardina crinuda (Opisthonema libertate), recolectados en el Golfo de California, con el fin de describir su alimentación. Ambas especies son filtradores omnívoros que presentan un espectro trófico amplio, mostrando índices de selectividad elevados hacia algunos grupos planctónicos, siendo la frecuencia de éstos directamente proporcional a su abundancia en el plancton. El traslapo por alimento, tanto en número como en volumen, fue alto entre las dos especies. Los adultos de ambas especies presentan espacios interbranquiespinales muy reducidos, en comparación con los individuos de menor tamaño, siendo éstos de 90.20 a 96.50 um para la sardina monterrey y de 60.60 a 62.50 um para la sardina crinuda. Esta morfología del aparato filtrador se refleja en un mayor consumo de microplancton durante las fases adultas. Los taxa más importantes en la dieta de ambas especies fueron Planktoniella sol y Coscinodiscus sp. (Bacillariophyceae), Peridinium sp. (Dinophyceae), con tamaños que variaron entre 75 y 150 um, así como Calanus sp. (Copepoda), con tallas variables entre 700 y 1,500 um.
Stomach contents and filtering apparatus of adult specimens of Pacific sardine (Sardinops caeruleus) and Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) from the Gulf of California were examined, in order to describe their feeding habits. Both species are omnivorous filter-feeders that present a wide trophic spectrum, showing high selectivity index values for some planktonic groups, whose frequency was directly proportional to their abundance in the plankton. The food overlap, in number as well as in volume, was found to be high between both species. The adults, compared to smaller-sized individuals, present very reduced gill raker gaps, of 90.20 to 96.50 um for Pacific sardine and 60.60 to 62.50 um for Pacific thread herring. This morphology of the filtering apparatus is reflected in a higher consumption of microplankton during the adult phase. The most important taxa in the diet of both species were P lanktoniella sol and Coscinodiscus sp. (Bacillariophyceae). Peridinium sp. (Dinophyceae), with sizes that ranged from 75 to 150 pm, as well as Calanus sp. (Copepoda), with variable sizes between 700 and 1,500 Pm.
Stomach contents and filtering apparatus of adult specimens of Pacific sardine (Sardinops caeruleus) and Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) from the Gulf of California were examined, in order to describe their feeding habits. Both species are omnivorous filter-feeders that present a wide trophic spectrum, showing high selectivity index values for some planktonic groups, whose frequency was directly proportional to their abundance in the plankton. The food overlap, in number as well as in volume, was found to be high between both species. The adults, compared to smaller-sized individuals, present very reduced gill raker gaps, of 90.20 to 96.50 um for Pacific sardine and 60.60 to 62.50 um for Pacific thread herring. This morphology of the filtering apparatus is reflected in a higher consumption of microplankton during the adult phase. The most important taxa in the diet of both species were P lanktoniella sol and Coscinodiscus sp. (Bacillariophyceae). Peridinium sp. (Dinophyceae), with sizes that ranged from 75 to 150 pm, as well as Calanus sp. (Copepoda), with variable sizes between 700 and 1,500 Pm.
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Molina, R., & Marinone, F. (1997). Stomach contents of two planktivorous fishes of the gulf of california during summer 1991. Ciencias Marinas, 23(2), 163–174. https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v23i2.800
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