General characteristics of diet of the rauncous grunt, Haemulopsis leuciscus (perciformes: Haemulidae), in Bahia Almejas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

The food habits of 81 organisms of the raucous grunt Haemulopsis leuciscus were analysed. The organisms were captured in Bahía Almejas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, during five bimonthly samplings (March–November 1998). The index of relative importance indicated that H. leuciscus consumed a total of...

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Autores: Rodríguez Romero, Jesús, Moreno Sánchez, Xchel G., Abitia Cárdenas, Leonardo Andrés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/12909
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/12909
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:grunt
Dentalium
Levin's index
zoobenthic feeder
Trophic diversity
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Sumario:The food habits of 81 organisms of the raucous grunt Haemulopsis leuciscus were analysed. The organisms were captured in Bahía Almejas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, during five bimonthly samplings (March–November 1998). The index of relative importance indicated that H. leuciscus consumed a total of eight prey-items, and the dominant prey were the gastropod Oliva spp., Conus spp., and scaphopod Dentalium spp.