Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Stomach content analysis of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> and <i>Mugil curema</i> (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) with emphasis on diatoms in the Tamiahua lagoon, México
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Keywords

diatoms
stomach content
mugil cephalus
mugil curema
coastal lagoons

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Sánchez Rueda, P. (2002). Stomach content analysis of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> and <i>Mugil curema</i> (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) with emphasis on diatoms in the Tamiahua lagoon, México. Revista De Biología Tropical, 50(1), 245–252. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16257

Abstract


A year-long research on the Mugil cephalus and M. curema diet was conducted. The food content in the cardiac portion of 192 stomachs revealed a great similarity in both species leading to two conclusions: sediments are their basic food and high levels of benthic diatoms are dominant. A total of 130 taxa were found (Nitzschia, Navicula, Amphora, and Cocconeis dominated). Other food components were: Foraminifera, Nematoda, Copepoda, Ostracoda, Amphipoda, Pelecypoda, Gastropoda, eggs of invertebrates, and undetermined organic matter
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