![]() Diet composition of sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) from the southern Gulf of California, Mexico. Diet composition of the sailfish Istiophorus platypterus from the southern Gulf of California was determined using stomach contents of 5. They were sampled from 1. Mexican Pacific (La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Barra de Navidad, and Manzanillo). A total of 7. 8 different prey taxa was classified and 6. From the diet composition and using the percent of index of relative importance (IRI), three feeding zones were determined by using cluster analysis. The most important prey by zones were in Zone I, La Paz: Dosidicus gigas, Scomber japonicus, and Auxis spp.; Zone II, Cabo San Lucas: Auxis spp., Selar crumenophthalmus, and Lagocephalus lagocephalus; and Zone III, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Barra de Navidad, and Manzanillo: Argonauta spp., D. We suggest that sailfish in Mexican Pacific waters are generalist predators feeding mainly on epipelagic species in coastal and oceanic waters, and occasionally diving to prey on demersal fish. The changes in diet composition among zones seem to be related more to abundance and distribution of the prey than to food preferences. ![]() ![]() ![]() Size: Pacific sailfish. Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) and Indo-Pacific sailfish. Fact sheet: sailfish Author: Christine. Fish Profile for Indo-Pacific sailfish. Advertise on Aquafind. Shrimp & Seafood Recipes. ![]() Indo-Pacific sailfish. Found in the Indo-West Pacific. Indo-Pacific sailfish : Istiophorus platypterus : Indian and Pacific. Diet of four tuna species of The Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Feeding and Diet The Sailfish is an oceanic species that feeds on schooling. Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species. Primary Diet; carnivore. Indo-Pacific sailfish are frequently caught by the nets of commercial tuna. Sailfish <em>Istiophorus platypterus</em> The two main subspecies of sailfish, Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific sailfish, or just sailfish. Their diet also includes faster fish like tuna and mackerel, made possible because of their own fast swimming. ![]() ![]()
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