Sinopoli, MauroBattaglia, PietroBarreiros, João P.2017-11-222017-11-222017Sinopoli, 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: 2309-61522309-6152 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4479OBJECTIVE: 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.engFeeding HabitsIctiologiaBrazilOffshore Oil PlatformsPelagic Prophic Chainsjournal article2017-07-04