Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae)

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Main Author: María del Carmen García-Rivas
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidad Estatal a Distancia 2014
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contents Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae) María del Carmen García-Rivas Juan J. Schmitter-Soto Jonathan Pérez-Flores Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) new records Caribbean sea Marine mammals feeding behavior mesopelagic fishes We found a dead whale ( Globicephalus macrorhynchus ) whose probable cause of death was an internal injury produced by a 1m-long oilfish ( Ru - vettus pretiosus ) that had bitten the whale ́s stomach from the inside. This is the first record of an oilfish in Mexican Caribbean waters. 2014 artículo científico 1659-4266 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=515651977009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5156 UNED Research Journal / Cuadernos de Investigación UNED application/pdf Universidad Estatal a Distancia UNED Research Journal / Cuadernos de Investigación UNED (Costa Rica) Num.2 Vol.5
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spellingShingle Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae)
María del Carmen García-Rivas
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
new records
Caribbean sea
Marine mammals
feeding behavior
mesopelagic fishes
Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae) María del Carmen García-Rivas Juan J. Schmitter-Soto Jonathan Pérez-Flores Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) new records Caribbean sea Marine mammals feeding behavior mesopelagic fishes We found a dead whale ( Globicephalus macrorhynchus ) whose probable cause of death was an internal injury produced by a 1m-long oilfish ( Ru - vettus pretiosus ) that had bitten the whale ́s stomach from the inside. This is the first record of an oilfish in Mexican Caribbean waters. 2014 artículo científico 1659-4266 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=515651977009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5156 UNED Research Journal / Cuadernos de Investigación UNED application/pdf Universidad Estatal a Distancia UNED Research Journal / Cuadernos de Investigación UNED (Costa Rica) Num.2 Vol.5
title Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae)
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
new records
Caribbean sea
Marine mammals
feeding behavior
mesopelagic fishes
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