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Title: Feeding ecology of the deep-sea lanternshark <i>Etmopterus pusillus</i> (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae) in the northeast Atlantic
Other Titles: Ecología alimentaria del tiburón tollo lucero liso Etmopterus pusillus (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae) en el atlántico nordeste
Authors: Coelho, Rui 
Xavier, José C. 
Vieira, Cátia
Assis, Carlos António da Silva 
Cherel, Yves
Hill, Simeon
Costa, Esmeralda
Borges, Teresa C.
Keywords: deep-sea fisheries; elasmobranch; Etmopterus pusillus; feeding ecology; lanternshark; pesquerías demersales; elasmobranquios; Etmopterus pusillus; ecología alimentaria; tiburón tollo lucero liso
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Project: FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia”, co-funded by “POCI-2010 - Programa Operacional Ciência e Inovação 2010” and “FSE - Fundo Social Europeu” 
Serial title, monograph or event: Scientia Marina
Volume: 76
Issue: 2
Abstract: This study provides the first description of the feeding ecology of the smooth lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus based on stomach contents of specimens caught as bycatch in the Algarve (southern Portugal) with bottom trawling and bottom longline. The diet of E. pusillus consists mainly of fish (dry weight (% W)=87.1%; frequency of occurrence (%FO)=28.6%; number (%N)=30.3%), crustaceans (%W=7.7%; %FO=36.7%; %N=3.4%) and cephalopods (%W=4.7%; %FO=11.3%; %N=11.1%). The diet did not vary between sexes. Ontogenic changes were detected: crustaceans decreased in importance as the sharks increased in size and fish became dominant in the diet of adults. Combining two fishing methods provided broad information on the diet of E. pusillus, as bottom trawling caught smaller specimens and longlines caught larger individuals. E. pusillus feeds mainly on non-commercial species, and therefore does not compete directly with commercial fisheries. Finally, E. pusillus feeds in various parts of the water column and thus it can access a wide range of prey; however, this also means that it can be caught by both gears, making it more vulnerable in terms of conservation.
Se proporciona la primera descripci�n de la ecolog�a alimentaria del tibur�n tollo lu-cero liso Etmopterus pusillus mediante el análisis de contenidos estomacales de individuos capturados accidentalmente en el Algarve (sur de Portugal)mediante arrastre y palangre de fondo. La dieta de E. pusillus consiste mayoritariamente en peces (%W=87.1%; %FO=28.6%; %N=30.3%), crustáceos (%W=7.7%; %FO=36.7%; %N=53.4%) y cefal�podos (%W=4.7%; %FO=11.3%; %N=11.1%; % W=peso seco, %FO=Frecuencia de aparici�n, %N=Número). No se observaron diferencias entre sexos en su dieta, pero s� cambios ontogénicos, con los crustáceos disminuyendo en importancia a medida que el tibur�n alcanza tallas mayores, y los peces dominando la dieta de los adultos. Ambos tipos de pesquer�a proporcionaron informaci�n adecuada sobre la dieta de E. pusillus, con el arrastre capturando tallas menores, y el palangre capturando ani-males mayores. Al alimentarse mayoritariamente de especies sin interés comercial, este tibur�n no compite activamente con ninguna pesquer�a para obtener recursos alimentarios. Finalmente, E. pusillus se alimenta en varios niveles de la columna del agua, lo que le aporta mayor diversidad de presas, aunque también significa que puede ser capturado por ambos artes de pesca, convirtiéndolo en más vulnerable en términos de conservaci�n
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/109966
ISSN: 1886-8134
0214-8358
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03540.07B
Rights: openAccess
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