Habitat overlap of Paralabrax humeralis (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828), Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos (Tschudi, 1845), and Acanthistiuspictus (Tschudi, 1845) (Pisces; Serranidae) in the rocky subtidal south of Iquique, Chile Sobreposición de habitat de Paralabrax humeralis (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828), Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos (Tschudi, 1845) y Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi, 1845) (Pisces; Serranidae) asociado al submareal rocoso al sur de Iquique, Chile

A simple SCUBA diving survey was used to study the habitat use and coexistence of three species in the family Serranidae with sympatric distribution patterns along the rocky subtidal south of Iquique. Depth and microhabitat were recorded for each sampled individual. Samples were taken at 15 differen...

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Main Authors:	Félix Cisternas, Sielfeld
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2008-01-01
Series:	Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Subjects:	simpátricas zona de transición microhabitat habitat Serranidae Chile sympatric species transition zone
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2008000200002