Cephalopod species in the diet of large pelagic fish (sharks and billfishes) in Ecuadorian waters
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- 作者：R. Rosas-Luis ; riroluis@yahoo.com.mx" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; rigoberto_rosas@uleam.edu.ec" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; P. Loor-Andrade ; M. Carrera-Ferná ; ndez ; J.E. Pincay-Espinoza ; C. Vinces-Ortega ; L. Chompoy-Salazar
- 关键词：Ecuadorian waters ; Billfishes ; Sharks ; Cephalopods ; Dosidicus gigas ; Trophic ecology
- 刊名：Fisheries Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：173
- 期：part_P2
- 页码：159-168
- 全文大小：1281 K
文摘
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Sharks Prionace glauca, Sphyrna spp., and Isurus oxyrinchus, and the swordfish Xiphias gladius are active predators of cephalopod species in the Ecuadorian Pacific.
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Squids (Teuthida) are predated by apex predators in the area, and they are key species in the trophic web of the ecosystem.
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Xhipias gladius and Prionace glauca are the most important predators of cephalopods in Ecuadorian waters, and D. gigas is their main prey.