Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bembrops heterurus
 
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 17.20 NG
Sample size 33 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 Bembrops heterurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus stehmanni Congridae 0.7 Maurolicus stehmanni 4.5 Teleostei 12.2
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Munida flinti Megalopa 1.2 Munida longipes 0.4 Munida flinti 0.5 Caridea 0.5
28.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Decapoda unid. Crustacea unid. 1.5
51.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex argentinus Illex argentinus
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