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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 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Continental slope, states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarin
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
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Tetraodontiformes
2.00 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Diodontidae
3.70 % others finfish bony fish n.a./others Myctophidae
5.50 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Chlorophthalmus agassizi
25.30 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Teleostei
0.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods n.a./others Isopoda
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods n.a./others Flabellifera
0.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Copepoda
0.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Gammaridea
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Malacostraca
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Munida sp.
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Brachyura
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Anomura
3.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Caridea
5.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Decapoda
17.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Munida flinti
18.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Crustacea
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others Cephalopoda
0.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Mysidacea
1.20 % zoobenthos cephalopods octopi n.a./others Octopoda
3.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Penaeidae
4.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Penaeidea
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