Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters

The stomach contents of 532 adult specimens of the Argentine anchovy, Engraulis anchoita, caught in coastal waters of the Argentine Sea from 1994 to 1996, were analyzed. Larger amounts of food were found in the stomachs of anchovies collected in the northern surveys (35-40°S), with the highest value...

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Autores principales: Capitanio, F.L., Pájaro, M., Esnal, G.B.
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spelling todo:paper_01758659_v21_n5_p414_Capitanio2023-10-03T15:07:58Z Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters Capitanio, F.L. Pájaro, M. Esnal, G.B. coastal water feeding behavior fish food supply plankton trawling Argentine Shelf Atlantic Ocean Appendicularia (class) Copepoda Engraulidae Engraulis anchoita Fritillaria (appendicularian) Fritillaria borealis Oikopleura dioica Pteropoda The stomach contents of 532 adult specimens of the Argentine anchovy, Engraulis anchoita, caught in coastal waters of the Argentine Sea from 1994 to 1996, were analyzed. Larger amounts of food were found in the stomachs of anchovies collected in the northern surveys (35-40°S), with the highest values attained in 1994. Main diet items were copepods, appendicularians, cladocerans, fish eggs, and pteropods. Anchovies caught in the southern surveys (40-45°S) ingested less food, whereby the main items were copepods and appendicularians. Plankton samples collected simultaneously with the fishing trawls were also analyzed. Except for Fritillaria borealis, which occurred only in plankton samples, the same appendicularian species (Oikopleura dioica and O. fusiformis) were found in both stomach contents and in plankton samples. The Ivlev selectivity index calculated for O. dioica and O. fusiformis and for the different maturity stages of both species were in all cases ∼0, supporting the hypothesis of a non-selective feeding. © 2005 Blackwell Verlag, Berlin. Fil:Capitanio, F.L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Esnal, G.B. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01758659_v21_n5_p414_Capitanio
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topic coastal water
feeding behavior
fish
food supply
plankton
trawling
Argentine Shelf
Atlantic Ocean
Appendicularia (class)
Copepoda
Engraulidae
Engraulis anchoita
Fritillaria (appendicularian)
Fritillaria borealis
Oikopleura dioica
Pteropoda
spellingShingle coastal water
feeding behavior
fish
food supply
plankton
trawling
Argentine Shelf
Atlantic Ocean
Appendicularia (class)
Copepoda
Engraulidae
Engraulis anchoita
Fritillaria (appendicularian)
Fritillaria borealis
Oikopleura dioica
Pteropoda
Capitanio, F.L.
Pájaro, M.
Esnal, G.B.
Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
topic_facet coastal water
feeding behavior
fish
food supply
plankton
trawling
Argentine Shelf
Atlantic Ocean
Appendicularia (class)
Copepoda
Engraulidae
Engraulis anchoita
Fritillaria (appendicularian)
Fritillaria borealis
Oikopleura dioica
Pteropoda
description The stomach contents of 532 adult specimens of the Argentine anchovy, Engraulis anchoita, caught in coastal waters of the Argentine Sea from 1994 to 1996, were analyzed. Larger amounts of food were found in the stomachs of anchovies collected in the northern surveys (35-40°S), with the highest values attained in 1994. Main diet items were copepods, appendicularians, cladocerans, fish eggs, and pteropods. Anchovies caught in the southern surveys (40-45°S) ingested less food, whereby the main items were copepods and appendicularians. Plankton samples collected simultaneously with the fishing trawls were also analyzed. Except for Fritillaria borealis, which occurred only in plankton samples, the same appendicularian species (Oikopleura dioica and O. fusiformis) were found in both stomach contents and in plankton samples. The Ivlev selectivity index calculated for O. dioica and O. fusiformis and for the different maturity stages of both species were in all cases ∼0, supporting the hypothesis of a non-selective feeding. © 2005 Blackwell Verlag, Berlin.
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author Capitanio, F.L.
Pájaro, M.
Esnal, G.B.
author_facet Capitanio, F.L.
Pájaro, M.
Esnal, G.B.
author_sort Capitanio, F.L.
title Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
title_short Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
title_full Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
title_fullStr Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
title_full_unstemmed Appendicularians: An important food supply for the Argentine anchovy Engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
title_sort appendicularians: an important food supply for the argentine anchovy engraulis anchoita in coastal waters
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