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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius peruanus
 
Main Ref. Fuentes, H., E. Antonietti and P. Muck, 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size 20333 Percent empty
Country Peru Locality Between Cabo Blanco (4°15'S) and Pimentel (6°51'S), Paita, 1976-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius peruanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
97.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops sagax sagax Sardinops sagax sagax, Engraulis ringens, Anchoa nasus, Ctenosciaena peruviana, Prionotus stephanophrys Cynoscion analis
2.29 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others benth. crustaceans
0.21 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
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