Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelidonichthys cuculus
 
Main Ref. Velasco, F., I. Olaso and F. de la Gándara, 1996
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 17.00 TL
Sample size 38 Percent empty 18
Country Spain Locality Galician and Cantanbrian Sea, 1992-1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chelidonichthys cuculus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
10.59 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Argentina sphyraena 4.61%Argentina sphyraena, 5.76% unid. Fish
34.52 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
2.04 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
10.59 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
40.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura 7.06% Anomura, 16.43% Brachyura, 0.86% Macrura, 14.55% Natantia, 0.35% unid. Crustacea
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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