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General characteristics of diet of the raucous grunt, Haemulopsis leuciscus (Perciformes: Haemulidae), in Bahía Almejas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2009

J. Rodríguez-Romero ,
X.G. Moreno-Sánchez ,
L.A. Abitia-Cárdenas  and
D.S. Palacios-Salgado
J. Rodríguez-Romero
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Apartado Postal 128, La Paz, BCS, CP 23000, México
X.G. Moreno-Sánchez
Affiliation:
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR–IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías y Biología Marina, Apartado Postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, CP 23000
L.A. Abitia-Cárdenas
Affiliation:
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR–IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías y Biología Marina, Apartado Postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, CP 23000
D.S. Palacios-Salgado*
Affiliation:
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR–IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías y Biología Marina, Apartado Postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, CP 23000
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D.S. Palacios-Salgado, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR–IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías y Biología Marina, Apartado Postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, CP 23000 email: palaciossalgado@gmail.com
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

trophic diversityLevin's indexgruntzoobenthic feederDentalium
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e141
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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