An annotated checklist of marine fishes of the Sanctuary of Islands and Islets of Bahía Chamela in the central Mexican Pacific is presented. Records of fish species were obtained by different methods including visual census, sampling with anesthetics, fisherman-nets, and trawling with a biological dredge. Additional records were obtained from natural history collections and publications. The li...

The food habits of Trachinotus paitensis, in San Ignacio Lagoon B.C.S., Mexico, were investigated. We observed that T. paitensis is carnivorous, feeding mainly on benthic invertebrates (the gastropods Anachis spp., Bittium spp., and the crustacean larvae). We concluded that T. paitensis is an opportunist predator that impacts mainly on epibenthic invertebrates.

The Pacific jack Caranx caninus is a common species fished by artisanal fishermen off the coast of Colima, México. During 2002, monthly samples of morphometric data and otoliths were taken to determine age and growth. Seven age groups were identified. The highest growth, 14.4 cm, takes place during the first year of life. During the second year, C caninus grows 11.76 cm; the third year 9.61 cm;...

An updated checklist of the distribution of fishes that inhabit the continental waters of the Mexican state of Chiapas is presented. The state was compartmentalized into 12 hydrological regions for the purpose of understanding the distribution of fish fauna across a state with large physiographic variance. The ichthyofauna of Chiapas is represented by 311 species distributed in two classes, 26 ...

The seawater fish Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier,1833) is found in the American continent, from Guatemala to the coastline of São Paulo, Brazil. Below this area, it does not occur frequently. (MENEZES & FIGUEIREDO,1980). Scientific literature on its biology is scarce. However, studies have shown that this species presents lepidophagous habits. Lepidophagy is characteristic to some fishes that mus...

By monitoring of fish in the Alekseev Bay Popov Island with long-time underwater video observation system, greater amberjack Seriola dumerili (Risso 1810) (Carangidae) was registered second time Peter Great and several species were first ( Oplegnathus fasciatus, Pholis crassispina, Gymnogobius heptacanthus, Salangichthys microdon, Liparis agassizii ). The list for is widened to 60 species.