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<journal-id>0185-3880</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencias marinas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cienc. mar]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0185-3880</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0185-38802019000300137</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7773/cm.v45i3.2969</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Feeding habits of the Mexican barracuda, Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, in the southeastern end of the Gulf of California]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hábitos alimentarios de la barracuda mexicana, Sphyraena ensis Jordan y Gilbert, 1882, en el extremo sureste del golfo de California]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Xchel Gabriel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<surname><![CDATA[Palacios-Salgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Deivis Samuel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Granados-Amores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jasmin]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Abitia-Cárdenas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leonardo Andrés]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Escobar-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ofelia]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz Baja California Sur]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Blas Nayarit]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa Facultad de Ciencias del Mar ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mazatlán Sinaloa]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>137</fpage>
<lpage>150</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-38802019000300137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-38802019000300137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-38802019000300137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Understanding the feeding habits of the Mexican barracuda, Sphyraena ensis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, is important to elucidate relevant aspects of its trophic ecology (prey intake, diet breadth, trophic level, and energy flows), which in general provide valuable information on the dynamics of marine communities. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to assess the dietary habits of the Mexican barracuda, S. ensis, and to determine dietary variations by sex (males, females), size (small, medium, and large individuals), and season (rainy and dry). Monthly samples were obtained from February 2014 to January 2015 in the San Blas region, Nayarit, Mexico. A total of 308 specimens were captured. Individuals measured between 30.6 and 58.7 cm total length and weighed between 405 and 836 g. Of the analyzed stomachs, 264 (86%) contained food and 44 (14%) were empty. The diet of the Mexican barracuda comprised 13 prey items from 11 families, 12 genera, and 9 species. According to the index of relative importance, the most important prey were fishes, particularly Sardinops spp. (40.36%), Hemiramphus saltator (40.24%), Opisthopterus dovii (10.83%), Anchoa spp. (4.17%), and Mugil cephalus (3.05%). We conclude that the Mexican barracuda can be categorized as an opportunistic ichthyophagous predator in coastal epipelagic zones that feeds mainly on schooling fish species. The trophic spectrum did not vary significantly by sex or size, but the consumption of preferred prey varied significantly by season.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El estudio de los hábitos alimentarios de la barracuda mexicana, Sphyraena ensis Jordan y Gilbert, 1882, es importante para conocer los aspectos relevantes de su ecología trófica (presas consumidas, amplitud de dieta, nivel trófico y flujos de energía), ya que brindan información valiosa sobre la dinámica de las comunidades marinas. En este contexto, el objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar los hábitos alimentarios de la barracuda mexicana, S. ensis, así como las variaciones tróficas con respecto a sexo (machos, hembras), tallas (individuos pequeños, medianos y grandes) y estacionalidad (lluvias y secas). Se obtuvieron muestras mensuales durante el periodo de febrero de 2014 a enero de 2015 en la región de San Blas, Nayarit, México. En total se capturaron 308 organismos, con tallas de entre 30.6 y 58.7 cm de longitud total y pesos de entre 405 y 836 g. De los estómagos analizados, 264 (86%) contenían alimentos y 44 (14%) estaban vacíos. El espectro trófico de la barracuda mexicana se conformó de 13 tipos de presa, agrupadas en 11 familias, 12 géneros y 9 especies. De acuerdo con el índice de importancia relativa, las presas más importantes fueron los peces, particularmente Sardinops spp. (40.36%), Hemiramphus saltator (40.24%), Opisthopterus dovii (10.83%), Anchoa spp. (4.17%) y Mugil cephalus (3.05%). Con base en los resultados obtenidos, la barracuda mexicana puede categorizarse como un depredador ictiófago oportunista de la zona epipelágica costera que se alimenta, principalmente, de especies de peces que forman densos cardúmenes. Su espectro trófico no presentó variaciones significativas por sexo y talla, pero el consumo de las presas más importantes varió significativamente por estación.]]></p></abstract>
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