Main Ref. | Lucena, F.M., T. Vaske Jr., J.R. Ellis and C.M. O'Brien, 2000 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 45.00 TL |
Sample size | Percent empty | ||
Country | Brazil | Locality | between Conceição and Chuí, southern Brazil, 10-90 m depth. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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73.60 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Engraulis anchoita | 25.7% Engraulis anchoita, 8.0% Paralonchurus brasiliensis, 0.4% Macrodon ancylodon, 2.6% Cynoscion guatucupa, 1.0% Trichiurus lepturus, 5.6% Umbrina canosai, 0.2% Prionotus sp., 10.8% Trachurus lathami, 0.3% Peprilus paru, 1.2% Merluccius hubbsi, 17.8% unid. Teleostei |
1.00 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | debris | |
24.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Artemesia longinaris | 15.9% Artemesia longinaris, 1.1% Pleoticus muelleri, 4.4% Euphausiacea, 0.04% Loxopagurus loxochellus, 2.9% unid. Crustacea |
1.00 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Loligo sanpaulensis | 0.9% Loligo sanpaulensis, 0.1% Bivalvia |