Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cheilopogon heterurus
 
Main Ref. Lipskaya, N.Y., 1987
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.10 TL
Sample size 40 Percent empty
Country Locality Eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, 1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cheilopogon heterurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.41 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Farranula concinna Farranula concinna
30.49 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Caliptopis Caliptopis
6.09 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
0.62 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia tonsa Acartia tonsa
2.58 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oncaea spp. Oncaea spp.
6.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona setigera Oithona setigera
9.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Ditrichocorycaeus dubius Ditrichocorycaeus dubius
15.49 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acrocalanus longicornis Acrocalanus longicornis
28.52 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Paracalanus Paracalanus
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