Feeding habits and prey selection by the skate Dipturus chilensis (Elasmobranchii : Rajidae) from the south-western Atlantic

Authors
Lucifora, LO Valero, JL Bremec, CS Lasta, ML
Citation
Lo. Lucifora et al., Feeding habits and prey selection by the skate Dipturus chilensis (Elasmobranchii : Rajidae) from the south-western Atlantic, J MARINE BI, 80(5), 2000, pp. 953-954
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
953 - 954
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(200010)80:5<953:FHAPSB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The diet of Dipturus chilensis was composed mainly of the nototheniid fish Patagonotothen ramsayi, squid Illex argentinus, hake Merluccius hubbsi, ser olid isopods, and crustaceans. Our results suggest that D. chilensis feeds selectively on some teleosts and rejects eel-like fishes. Total length of c onsumed P. ramsayi was significantly correlated with the skate's mouth widt h.