First record of association of the Blackfin Jack Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert (Pisces: Carangidae) with the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris Agassiz (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomatidae) in Kino Bay, Gulf of California

Authors

  • Juana López Martínez Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. Km 2.35 Carretera a Las Tinajas, S/N, Colonia Tinajas, Guaymas, Sonora, México C. P. 85460. Autor para correspondencia: jlopez04@cibnor.mx
  • Jesús Rodríguez Romero Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. Km 2.35 Carretera a Las Tinajas, S/N, Colonia Tinajas, Guaymas, Sonora, México C. P. 85460. Autor para correspondencia: jlopez04@cibnor.mx

Keywords:

Fish-jellyfish symbiosis, Mexican Pacific, Gulf of California

Abstract

Juvenile Blacking Jack Hemicaranx zelotes (Gilbert 1898) associated with cannonball jellies Stomolophus meleagris (Agassiz 1860) in Kino Bay, Gulf of California, Mexico was observed. The fish accompany the jellies, swim between the umbrella and the oral arms, showing a symbiotic behavior that the fish use for protection from predators. This is the first record of a symbiotic association of Blacking Jack with cannonball jellies.

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Published

2017-01-11

How to Cite

López Martínez, J., & Rodríguez Romero, J. (2017). First record of association of the Blackfin Jack Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert (Pisces: Carangidae) with the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris Agassiz (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomatidae) in Kino Bay, Gulf of California. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 18(2), 161–164. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/hidrobiologica/index.php/revHidro/article/view/898

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Nota Científica