Contribución de las comunidades bentónicas en la dieta del róbalo (Eleginops maclovinus) en la Ría Deseado (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
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2008
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Contribution of benthic communities to the diet of the Patagonian blenny (Eleginops maclovinus) at Ría Deseado (Santa Cruz, Argentina)Abstract
Se analiza el aporte de la comunidad bentónica de la ría Deseado a la dieta del róbalo (Eleginops maclovinus), para contribuir al conocimiento de la trama alimentaria costera en la Patagonia austral. Entre la primavera 2005 y otoño 2006 se estudiaron las comunidades bentónicas submareales en áreas de pesca de E. maclovinus y paralelamente, se analizaron los contenidos alimentarios estomacales de róbalos provenientes de la pesca deportiva. La comunidad bentónica de planicies areno-fangosas fue dominada por poliquetos, representados principalmente por las familias Onuphidae, Orbiniidae y Maldanidae. Los crustáceos constituyeron el segundo grupo en importancia y estuvieron representados principalmente por los anfípodos gamáridos Heterophoxus sp. y Ampelisca sp. La comunidad submareal de fondos de rodados estuvo dominada por poliquetos de las familias Nereididae, Cirratulidae y Polynoidae, y los moluscos Perumytilus purpuratus y Margarites violacea. E. maclovinus presentó una dieta bentónica de tipo oportunista y generalista, con una tendencia hacia la ingesta de anfípodos gamáridos y algas clorofíceas. Durante la marea baja, la mayor contribución a su dieta la realizó la comunidad de planicies areno-fangosas submareales. Durante la marea alta, E. maclovinus se alimentó también en el intermareal rocoso, donde preda preferentemente las clorofíceas Enteromorpha spp.ENGLISH: The role of the benthic communities at Ría Deseado in the diet of the Patagonian blenny (Eleginops maclovinus) was analyzed in order to increase the understanding of the coastal food web in southern Patagonia. Subtidal benthic communities were surveyed between spring 2005 and autumn 2006 in areas of E. maclovinus sport fishing. Simultaneously, the stomach contents of patagonian blenny specimens caught during sport fishing were analyzed. The benthic community over flat sandy-muddy bottoms was dominated by polychaetes, mainly from the families Onuphidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae, followed by crustaceans, which were mainly represented by the gammarid amphipods Heterophoxus sp. and Ampelisca sp. The subtidal benthic community over pebbly bottoms was dominated by polychaetes from the families Nereididae, Cirratulidae and Polynoidae and the mollusks Perumytilus purpuratus and Margarites violacea. The diet of E. maclovinus was benthic opportunist and generalist, with a preference to feed on gammarid amphipods and chlorophycea algae. During low tide, the main dietary contribution came from the subtidal community over flat sandy-muddy bottoms whereas, during high tide, E. maclovinus also preyed on rocky intertidal species, mainly the Chlorophycea Enteromorpha spp.Journal
Latin American Journal of Aquatic ResearchVolume
36Issue/Article Nr
1Page Range
1-13ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3856/vol36-issue1-fulltext-1
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