Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks <i>Squatina squatina</i>: The greater amberjack <i>Seriola dumerili</i> as a potential threat
The first documented case of predation on a juvenile critically endangered angelshark Squatina squatina by a greater amberjack Seriola dumerili was observed in 2024 at Las Teresitas Beach, Tenerife, Canary Islands. The sequence shows a roughtail stingray Bathytoshia centroura initially attempting to predate on S. squatina, which briefly escaped before being captured by S. dumerili. This observation provides new insights into predator-prey dynamics of S. squatina, highlighting the critical role of these interactions in shaping conservation strategies for critically endangered species.
Authors
- David Jiménez‐Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-8125)
- David Jacoby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2729-3811)
- Eva Meyers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0303-1422)
- Joanna Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1396-6851)
- Hector Toledo‐Padilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-3956)
- Francisco Reyes
- Lucy R Mead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4578-2777)
- Tomas Bañeras‐Bosh
Institutions
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
- Zoological Society of London (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Universidad Europea de Canarias (ES)
- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (DE)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Fish Biology
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70088
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Save Our Seas Foundation