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Unusual presence of Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 (Perciformes: Coryphaenidae) under an offshore oil platform in Southern Brazil
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OBJECTIVE: To study the food habits of a sample of the dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) around the Petrobrás PXIV oil platform located off Southern Brazil. Methods: We examined the stomach contents of 28 adult dolphinfish caught around this platform between 2000 and 2001.
RESULTS: Results highlighted a diet consisting mainly of pelagic fish, although cephalopods and crustaceans are also present. A large amount of clupeids found in the stomachs could be due to baits used by fishermen that do fish around the platform.
CONCLUSIONS: In this research we discuss the possibility of this occurrence being related to trophic opportunistic behavior. This could be a reason why adult dolphinfish are attracted by this platform since the whole structure does act as a fish aggregating device.
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Feeding Habits Ictiologia Brazil Offshore Oil Platforms Pelagic Prophic Chains
Citation
Sinopoli, Mauro; Pietro Battaglia; J. P. Barreiros (2017). Unusual presence of Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 (Perciformes: Coryphaenidae) under aan offshore oil platform in Southern Brazil. "Journal of Coastal Life Medicine", 5(6), 239-241. ISSN: 2309-6152
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Journal of Coastal Life Medicine Editorial Office