| Main Ref. | Morato, T., E. Solà, M.P. Grós and G. Menezes, 2003 | ||
| Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 71.00 TL |
| Sample size | 138 | Percent empty | |
| Country | Azores Is. | Locality | northeastern Atlantic, March and May of 1996 and 1997. |
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| Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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| 79.50 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Capros aper | Myctophidae 0.3 Moridae Gadella maraldi 0.2 Caproidae Capros aper 24.7 Macroramphosidae Macroramphosus scolopax 19.3 Sparidae Pagellus spp. 5.4 Mullidae Mullus surmuletus 3.0 Pomacentridae Chromis limbata 0.2 Carangidae Trachurus picturatus 2.6 Scombridae Scomber japonicus 6.0 |
| 17.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Calappa granulata | Anomura 0.1 Scyllaridae Scyllarus arctus 0.8 Diogenidae 1.7 Paguridae 0.3 Galatheidae Galathea sp. 0.1 Homolidae Paromola cuvieri 0.1 Calappidae Calappa granulata 1.3 Parthenopidae Parthenope sp. 0.7 |
| 1.10 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | octopi | juv./adults | Scaeurgus unicirrhus | Octopodoidea 0.1 Scaeurgus unicirrhus 0.8 Cephalopoda 0,2 |
| 0.80 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | |
| 1.00 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Solenocera membranacea | Penaeidea 0.3 Solenocera membranacea 0.1 Solenocera sp. 0.1 Pandalidae 0.1 Natantia 0.4 |