Food and Feeding Habits Summary Helicolenus dactylopterus
 
Main Ref. Macpherson, E., 1979
Fish stage adults Mean length 24.50 TL
Sample size 808 Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Balearic Sea, 1976-78
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
9.20 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
8.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
82.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Goneplax rhomboides decapods (Goneplax rhomboides, Calocaris macandreae)
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