Resumen de Fatal predation of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Gempylidae), by a young short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus (Delphinidae)

María del Carmen García Rivas, J. J. Schmitter Soto, Jonathan Pérez Flores

• español

  Describimos un intento fatal de depredación de un escolar, Ruvettus pretiosus, por un joven calderón de aletas cortas, Globicephala macrorhynchus. Éste es el primer registro de un escolar en aguas del Caribe mexicano. PALABRAS CLAVEMamíferos marinos, peces mesopelágicos, conducta alimenticia, nuevos registros, mar Caribe

• English

  We found a dead whale (Globicephalus macrorhynchus) whose probable cause of death was an internal injury produced by a 1m-long oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) that had bitten the whale´s stomach from the inside. This is the first record of an oilfish in Mexican Caribbean waters. KEY WORDSMarine mammals, mesopelagic fishes, feeding behavior, new records, Caribbean sea