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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Malacocephalus occidentalis
 
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 juv./adults Mean length 38.00 NG
Sample size 48 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Santa Catarina/Parana, Slope, Winter/Spring 2001-2002.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Malacocephalus occidentalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bregmaceros atlanticus Bregmacerotidae 0.7 Bregmaceros atlanticus 0.8 Teleostei unid. 8.3
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
8.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Mysidacea
53.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Munida sp. Malacostraca 2.3 Munida sp. 2.2 Caridea 2.2 Decapoda (camarao) 8.4 Decapoda 3.1 Crustacea 35.7
25.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
1.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthida Teuthida
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