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 36.40 NG
Sample size 63 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo, 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
47.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Synagrops bellus Myctophidae 2.5 Serranidae 2.5 Synagrops bellus 14.9 Chlorophthalmus agassazi 6.0 Teleostei unid. 22.0
12.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Hiperiidae Isopoda unid. 0.3 Flabellifera 0.2 Hiperiidae 12.3
36.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Munida sp. Malacostraca 2.5 Paguridae 0.5 Galatheidae 2.6 Munida sp. 2.2 Munida forcepis 0.2 Decapoda (camarão) 19.9 Decapoda unid. 4.4 Crustacea unid. 4.3
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae 2.8
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