Volumen 40 - Número 1: 83-86 | 2005Nota Científica |
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Antecedentes preliminares sobre la alimentación del cazón Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) en la zona centro-sur de Chile |
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Pablo R. Reyes* |
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Information on the feeding habits of the tope shark Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Chilean waters is given. The diet of the studied specimens is based on fish and cephalopods. The most recurrent prey item was the benthopelagic fish Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848), the South Pacific common hake, followed in abundance by the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (Orbigny, 1835). |
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Key words: Pisces, cephalopods, shark, diet, continental shelf |
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1Laboratorio de Zooplancton, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. A. P. 70-305, 04510 México, D. F. México