Food and Feeding Habits Summary Beryx splendens
 
Main Ref. Muto, E.Y., M.H.C. da Silva, G.R. Vera, S.S.M. Leite, D.G. Navarro and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2005
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Continental slope, states of Santa Catarina and ParanĂ¡
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Beryx splendens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
22.20 % others finfish bony fish n.a./others Trichiuridae
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods n.a./others Flabellifera
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods n.a./others Isopoda
2.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Anomura
7.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Decapoda
18.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Crustacea
1.50 % others cephalopods n.a./other cephalopods n.a./others Illex argentinus
11.70 % others cephalopods n.a./other cephalopods n.a./others Illex argentinus
13.40 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others Cephalopoda
23.50 % others finfish n.a/other finfish n.a./others Teleostei
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