Feeding habits of young smooth hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna zygaena (Carcharhiniformes: Sphyrnidae), in the Southern Coast of Brazil

Authors

  • Hugo Bornatowski Faculdades Integradas Espírita
  • Luciano Costa Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laboratório de Ictiologia Estuarina, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Maurício de Castro Robert Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laboratório de Ictiologia Estuarina, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Juliana Ventura da Pina Universidade Federal do Paraná, Laboratório de Ictiologia Estuarina, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Elasmobranchii, feeding, artisanal fishing communities, Paraná State coast

Abstract

The present study was conducted in two artisan fishing communities in the cities Guaratuba (Paraná) and Itapoá (Santa Catarina), in the South Brazilian coast. Stomach contents of Sphyrna zygaena specimens were identified, showing three categories of food items. The most important feeding categories were teleosts (78.6%) and cephalopods (60.7%), represented by the sardine Harengula clupeola the squid Loligo sp., both considered the main food items of S. zygaena in the studied region.
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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Bornatowski, H., Costa, L., Robert, M. de C., & Pina, J. V. da. (2007). Feeding habits of young smooth hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna zygaena (Carcharhiniformes: Sphyrnidae), in the Southern Coast of Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 7(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/266

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2007): v7n1

Section

Short Communications

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