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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Helicolenus dactylopterus
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 16.50
Sample size 111 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality West coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Helicolenus dactylopterus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
82.34 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Macrouridae Macrouridae, Clupeidae, Merlucciidae, Myctophidae
8.45 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Amphipoda ostracods, amphipods, isopods, mysids, euphausiids, macrurans, carideans, palinurans, anomurans, brachyurans
0.22 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoderms
3.75 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps n.a./others Pennatulacea Pennatulacea
0.89 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
4.35 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepiidae Sepiidae, etc.
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