Revista de Biología Tropical
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Resumen
CRUZ ESCALONA, V.H. y ABITIA CARDENAS, L.A.. General characteristics of the diet of Trachinotus paitensis (Teleostei: Carangidae) from San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2004, vol.52, n.1, pp.139-141. ISSN 0034-7744.
The food habits of Trachinotus paitensis, in San Ignacio Lagoon B.C.S., Mexico, were investigated. We observed that T. paitensis is carnivorous, feeding mainly on benthic invertebrates (the gastropods Anachis spp., Bittium spp., and the crustacean larvae). We concluded that T. paitensis is an opportunist predator that impacts mainly on epibenthic invertebrates
Palabras clave : Trachinotus paitensis; Carangidae; diet; San Ignacio Lagoon; Mexico.