Diet of the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon motoro (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) on Marajó Island (Pará, Brazil) Dieta da raia de água doce Potamotrygon motoro (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) na Ilha de Marajó (Pará, Brasil)

The stomach contents of 137 examples of Potamotrygon motoro caught in 3 locations (Muaná, Afuá and Lake Arari) on Marajó Island were analysed. The values of the Index of Relative Importance (IRI) and its respective percentage (%IRI) were calculated. The level of repletion 1 (¼ full) was the most rep...

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Main Authors: MP. Almeida, PMO. Lins, P. Charvet-Almeida, RB. Barthem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2010-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842010000100022