Feeding Habits and Trophic Level of the Panama Grunt Pomadasys panamensis, an Important Bycatch Species from the Shrimp Trawl Fishery in the Gulf of California
Joint Authors
Amezcua-Martínez, F.
Rodríguez-Preciado, José A.
Bellgraph, Brian
Madrid-Vera, Juan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The Panama grunt is an abundant and commercially important species in the southeastern Gulf of California, but the research undertaken on this species is scarce despite its ecological and economic importance.
We studied the feeding habits of Panama grunt through stomach content analyses as a first step towards understanding the biology of this species in the study area.
Our results indicate that the Panama grunt is a benthic predator throughout its life cycle and feeds mainly on infaunal crustaceans.
Diet differences among grunt were not found according to size, diet, or season.
Shannon diversity index results indicate that Panama grunt has a limited trophic niche breadth with a diet dominated by a limited number of taxa as crustaceans.
The estimated trophic level of this species is 3.59.
Overall, the Panama grunt is a carnivorous fish occupying the intermediate levels of the trophic pyramid.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rodríguez-Preciado, José A.& Amezcua-Martínez, F.& Bellgraph, Brian& Madrid-Vera, Juan. 2014. Feeding Habits and Trophic Level of the Panama Grunt Pomadasys panamensis, an Important Bycatch Species from the Shrimp Trawl Fishery in the Gulf of California. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051400
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rodríguez-Preciado, José A.…[et al.]. Feeding Habits and Trophic Level of the Panama Grunt Pomadasys panamensis, an Important Bycatch Species from the Shrimp Trawl Fishery in the Gulf of California. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051400
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rodríguez-Preciado, José A.& Amezcua-Martínez, F.& Bellgraph, Brian& Madrid-Vera, Juan. Feeding Habits and Trophic Level of the Panama Grunt Pomadasys panamensis, an Important Bycatch Species from the Shrimp Trawl Fishery in the Gulf of California. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051400
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051400