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Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina: The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat

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Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina: The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat. / Toledo‐Padilla, Hector; Bañeras‐Bosh, Tomas; Jiménez‐Alvarado, David et al.
In: Journal of Fish Biology, 23.05.2025.

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Harvard

Toledo‐Padilla, H, Bañeras‐Bosh, T, Jiménez‐Alvarado, D, Barker, J, Mead, L, Jacoby, D, Reyes, F & Meyers, E 2025, 'Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina: The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat', Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70088

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Toledo‐Padilla, H., Bañeras‐Bosh, T., Jiménez‐Alvarado, D., Barker, J., Mead, L., Jacoby, D., Reyes, F., & Meyers, E. (2025). Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina: The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat. Journal of Fish Biology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70088

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Toledo‐Padilla H, Bañeras‐Bosh T, Jiménez‐Alvarado D, Barker J, Mead L, Jacoby D et al. Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina: The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat. Journal of Fish Biology. 2025 May 23. Epub 2025 May 23. doi: 10.1111/jfb.70088

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Toledo‐Padilla, Hector ; Bañeras‐Bosh, Tomas ; Jiménez‐Alvarado, David et al. / Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina : The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat. In: Journal of Fish Biology. 2025.

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title = "Opportunistic predation on juvenile angelsharks Squatina squatina: The greater amberjack Seriola dumerili as a potential threat",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "angelsharks, Squatina squatina, predator–prey interaction, Seriola dumerili, Canary Islands, juvenile survival",
author = "Hector Toledo‐Padilla and Tomas Ba{\~n}eras‐Bosh and David Jim{\'e}nez‐Alvarado and Joanna Barker and Lucy Mead and David Jacoby and Francisco Reyes and Eva Meyers",
year = "2025",
month = may,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1111/jfb.70088",
language = "English",
journal = "Journal of Fish Biology",
issn = "0022-1112",
publisher = "Wiley",

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RIS

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AU - Toledo‐Padilla, Hector

AU - Bañeras‐Bosh, Tomas

AU - Jiménez‐Alvarado, David

AU - Barker, Joanna

AU - Mead, Lucy

AU - Jacoby, David

AU - Reyes, Francisco

AU - Meyers, Eva

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KW - angelsharks

KW - Squatina squatina

KW - predator–prey interaction

KW - Seriola dumerili

KW - Canary Islands

KW - juvenile survival

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DO - 10.1111/jfb.70088

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JO - Journal of Fish Biology

JF - Journal of Fish Biology

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