Abstract
Previously, giant water bugs (Belostoma sp., Belostomatidae) were thought to be the only predators of the cave-dwelling fish Poecilia mexicana (Poeciliidae) in a southern Mexican sulphur cave (Cueva del Azufre). Here, we report on three species of Araneae [Ctenidae gen. sp., Tinus sp. (Pisauridae), and Hemirrhagus pernix (Theraphosidae)] from that cave, which also prey on P. mexicana. To our knowledge, this is the first report of spider predation on a cave fish.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-58 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bulletin of the British arachnological Society |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Pisauridae
- Poecilia mexicana
- cave fish
- Mexico
- Belostoma
- Hemirrhagus pernix
- Theraphosidae