Feeding habits of the Rio skate, Rioraja agassizi (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae), from off Uruguay and north Argentina
- Barbini, Santiago Aldo
- Lucifora, Luis Omar
DOIAbstract
The feeding habits of the Rio skate, Rioraja agassizi, from off Uruguay and north Argentina were evaluated using a multiple-hypothesis modeling approach. Relationships between number of preys and sex, maturity stage, body size, season and region were assessed by building generalized linear models. R. agassizi fed mainly upon crustaceans (shrimps, crabs and amphipods) and teleosts, but also upon isopods, cumaceans, lancelets and polychaetes. Ontogenetic diet shifts were found: small R. agassizi consumed amphipods, cumaceans and isopods and large individuals on shrimps, crabs and teleosts. The consumption of crustaceans (amphipods, shrimps, crabs, isopods and cumaceans) was higher in the north (34° - 38°S) than in the south area (38° - 41°S)....
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