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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 34.00 NG
Sample size 43 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Santa Catarina/Parana, Slope, Summer/Autumn 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
72.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chlorophthalmus agassizi Teleostei unid. 51.5 Chlorophthalmus agassizi 12.4 Myctophidae 8.2
1.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Flabellifera Isopoda unid. 0.1 Flabellifera 1.6
15.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Crustacea unid. 15.5 Malacostraca 0.3
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda 1.1
9.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Munida flinti Decapoda unid. 1.9 Caridea 3.9 Anomura 0.8 Munida sp. 0.4 Munida flinti 2.4
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