Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)

Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)

<abstract language="eng">The feeding habits of Urophycis brasiliensis, were studied on the basis of stomach analyses of 130 specimens, collected from three different sites in coastal waters of the Departament of Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 26th, September 3 th and November 6th of 19...

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Main Authors: Olga Mora, Wilson Pintos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1980-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591980000200050
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spelling doaj-451a425205704eb29da6987925697da12020-11-24T23:07:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Oceanography 1679-87591982-436X1980-12-0129223924310.1590/S1679-87591980000200050Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)Olga MoraWilson Pintos<abstract language="eng">The feeding habits of Urophycis brasiliensis, were studied on the basis of stomach analyses of 130 specimens, collected from three different sites in coastal waters of the Departament of Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 26th, September 3 th and November 6th of 1978. These data were completed by a morphological study of the digestive tract, revealing a system adapted for ingesting mobile prey of considerable size, principally benthic organisms and fish. The diet varied with specimens size; smaller individuals chose decapod crustaceans whereas larger ones took fish.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591980000200050
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Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)
Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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title Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)
title_short Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)
title_full Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)
title_fullStr Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)
title_full_unstemmed Espectro alimentario de Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858) (Pisces, Gadidae)
title_sort espectro alimentario de urophycis brasiliensis (kaup, 1858) (pisces, gadidae)
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
issn 1679-8759
1982-436X
publishDate 1980-12-01
description <abstract language="eng">The feeding habits of Urophycis brasiliensis, were studied on the basis of stomach analyses of 130 specimens, collected from three different sites in coastal waters of the Departament of Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 26th, September 3 th and November 6th of 1978. These data were completed by a morphological study of the digestive tract, revealing a system adapted for ingesting mobile prey of considerable size, principally benthic organisms and fish. The diet varied with specimens size; smaller individuals chose decapod crustaceans whereas larger ones took fish.
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