Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cynoscion guatucupa
 
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.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cynoscion guatucupa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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