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Food components of the thornback guitarfish Platyrhinoidis triseriata on the western coast of Baja California Peninsula

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The diet of the thornback guitarfish Platyrhinoidis triseriata is described from 31 specimens (22 females and 9 males; 30.9–53 cm total length) collected from the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula. According to the Prey-Specific Index of Relative Importance (%PSIRI), the main prey were pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes (25.5%), Portunus xantusii (25.5%), Squilla hancocki (7.1%), and Penaeus spp. (3.6%). Fishes were also observed in the diet (Paralichthys californicus, Porichthys spp., family Congridae). The estimated trophic level was 3.5, indicating that P. triseriata is a secondary consumer that predates benthic organisms. This is the first study on the diet of P. triseriata.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Brenda Medina Bañuelos and Gustavo Andrade Domínguez who participated in the biological sampling in the Centro Regional de Investigaciones Acuícolas y Pesqueras (CRIAP). OES thanks CONACYT for the project Cátedras CONACYT (N° 2137) and for financial support through SNI (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores). This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) through the project Ciencia Básica (N°. 255687). Thank the reviewers for their constructive comments to improve this paper.

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This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) through the project Ciencia Básica (N°. 255687).

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  1. FACIMAR, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Paseo Claussen S/N. Col. Los Pinos, 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    Ofelia Escobar-Sánchez & Jesús Enrique Pollorena-Melendrez

  2. CONACYT, Dirección de Cátedras CONACYT, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col Crédito Constructor, Del. Benito Juárez, 03940, Mexico City, Mexico

    Ofelia Escobar-Sánchez

  3. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Acuícolas Y Pesqueras de Mazatlán, INAPESCA. Calzada Sábalo-Cerritos S/N, Contiguo Al Estero El Yugo. Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, C. P, Mexico

    David Corro-Espinosa

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Escobar-Sánchez, O., Pollorena-Melendrez, J. & Corro-Espinosa, D. Food components of the thornback guitarfish Platyrhinoidis triseriata on the western coast of Baja California Peninsula. Mar. Biodivers. 52, 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01252-2

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