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      Hábitos alimentarios del tiburón zorro Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1839), en el Pacífico ecuatoriano Translated title: Food habits of thresher shark Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1839) in Ecuadorian Pacific

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          Se analizó el espectro trófico de 122 tiburones zorro Alopias superciliosus capturados artesanalmente en playa Tarqui, Manta (Ecuador), entre julio y diciembre de 2003. Los individuos fueron categorizados por sexo y estados de madurez (maduro e inmaduro) y sus contenidos estomacales se fijaron y separaron por componentes. Se aplicaron índices tróficos cuantitativos (numérico, gravimétrico y frecuencia de ocurrencia) que se analizaron en la escala temporal. Se encontraron 27 componentes alimentarios, siendo las principales presas Larimus argenteus (IIR= 1497), Merluccius gayi (IIR= 333), Dosidicus gigas (IIR= 281) y Benthosema panamense (IIR= 239). El índice de Levin permitió definir a A. superciliosus como un depredador especialista, presentando tendencia a alimentarse en zonas oceánicas

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          The feeding habits of the common thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) from the Pacific coast of Ecuador were investigated by using frequency of ocurrence, numeric and gravimetric methods. A total of 122 individuals were collected from July to December 2003 and grouped by sex and maturity state (mature vs. inmature). Stomach contents were examined and classified by components to infer trophic relations. A total of 27 prey taxa were observed as part of the diet of Alopias superciliosus. Overall, Larimus argenteus (RII=1497) was the most important in the diet, followed by Merluccius gayi (RII=333), Dosidicus gigas (RII=281) and Benthosema panamense (RII=239). The Levin’s index allowed to define A. superciliosus as an specialist predator that feeds in oceanic waters

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                Journal
                revbiolmar
                Revista de biología marina y oceanografía
                Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr.
                Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar (Valparaíso, , Chile )
                0718-1957
                April 2007
                : 42
                : 1
                : 59-69
                Affiliations
                [02] La Paz Baja California Sur orgnameCentro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas México
                [01] Santa Marta orgnameUniversidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias Naturales orgdiv2programa de Biología Marina Colombia marcela.grijalba@ 123456utadeo.edu.co
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                S0718-19572007000100007 S0718-1957(07)04200107
                10.4067/S0718-19572007000100007
                07c54a11-583f-4b8f-9f21-5533cba83170

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 10 March 2007
                : 29 August 2006
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 35, Pages: 11
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                Alopiidae,stomach content,contenido estomacal,ecología trófica,Alopias superciliosus,Ecuador,trophic ecology

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