Corroboration of the Bivalve, Pinna rugosa, as a host of the Pacific pearlfish, Encheliophis dubius (Ophidiiformes : Carapidae), in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Authors
Paredes-Rios, GA Balart, EF
Citation
Ga. Paredes-rios et Ef. Balart, Corroboration of the Bivalve, Pinna rugosa, as a host of the Pacific pearlfish, Encheliophis dubius (Ophidiiformes : Carapidae), in the Gulf of California, Mexico, COPEIA, (2), 1999, pp. 521-522
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
COPEIA
ISSN journal
00458511 → ACNP
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
521 - 522
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-8511(19990507):2<521:COTBPR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The record of two specimens inside the bivalve Pinna rugosa confirms the la tter species as an alternate secondary host for Encheliophis dubius in the Gulf of California. Pearlfish morphometrics and observed potential predator s are given. A brief revision of the known primary and secondary hosts of E . dubius, including additional data from the central Gulf of California, is provided.