Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil
Abstract The feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum, a Critically Endangered (CR) species, were investigated through stomach contents analysis from specimens caught on bottom double rigged otter trawls in Pernambuco state, Brazil, between March of 2010 and March of 2012. A total of 338 stomachs...
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| description | Abstract The feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum, a Critically Endangered (CR) species, were investigated through stomach contents analysis from specimens caught on bottom double rigged otter trawls in Pernambuco state, Brazil, between March of 2010 and March of 2012. A total of 338 stomachs were analyzed, and 31 food items were identified in the diet of U. microphthalmum. The species ingests mainly shrimps. The diets between males and females were not different, and an ontogenetic diet shift was not observed. The estimated species’ trophic level is 3.5, classifying it as a secondary order consumer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4107b4ad6f5e46d2b10a9cbdcfbb117c2022-12-21T21:23:23ZengSociedade Brasileira de IctiologiaNeotropical Ichthyology1982-02242021-12-0119410.1590/1982-0224-2021-0039Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern BrazilJones Santander-Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8027-3388Dante J. V. Freitashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-1648Hugo Bornatowskihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-9639Rosângela Lessahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-1215Abstract The feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum, a Critically Endangered (CR) species, were investigated through stomach contents analysis from specimens caught on bottom double rigged otter trawls in Pernambuco state, Brazil, between March of 2010 and March of 2012. A total of 338 stomachs were analyzed, and 31 food items were identified in the diet of U. microphthalmum. The species ingests mainly shrimps. The diets between males and females were not different, and an ontogenetic diet shift was not observed. The estimated species’ trophic level is 3.5, classifying it as a secondary order consumer.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252021000400203&tlng=enBatoidDietSouth Atlantic rayStomach contentsTrophic level |
| spellingShingle | Jones Santander-Neto Dante J. V. Freitas Hugo Bornatowski Rosângela Lessa Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil Neotropical Ichthyology Batoid Diet South Atlantic ray Stomach contents Trophic level |
| title | Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil |
| title_full | Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil |
| title_short | Feeding habits of Urotrygon microphthalmum (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) caught off northeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | feeding habits of urotrygon microphthalmum myliobatiformes urotrygonidae caught off northeastern brazil |
| topic | Batoid Diet South Atlantic ray Stomach contents Trophic level |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252021000400203&tlng=en |
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