Franciscana dolphin diet

Samples of franciscana dolphins (n = 58) incidentally caught by artisanal gillnet fisheries from the Northern (n = 11, municipalities of Ubatuba, Ilhabela, Caraguatatuba, and São Sebastião), Central (n = 40, municipalities of Bertioga, Guarujá, Santos, São Vicente, Praia Grande, Mongaguá, Itanhaém, and Peruíbe), and Southern regions (n = 7, Iguape, Ilha Comprida and Cananéia) of the São Paulo State coast in Brazil. Franciscana dolphins were classified into juveniles (n = 8), subadults (n = 18) or adults (n = 32) according to total length. For females (n = 34), juveniles were < 90 cm, subadults were > 90 cm and < 119 cm, and adults were > 119 cm. For males (n = 24), juveniles were < 90 cm, subadults were > 90 cm and < 107 cm, and adults were > 107 cm. The detailed distribution of specimens of franciscana dolphin bycaught according to region, season, sex, and age is shown in the table.