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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chimaera monstrosa
 
Main Ref. Macpherson, E., 1980
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 54.50 TL
Sample size 13 Percent empty 8
Country Locality western Mediterranean, Nov. 1976-Oct. 1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chimaera monstrosa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
36.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Calocaris macandreae 13.5% Calocaris macandreae, 10.5% Medaeus couchi, 7.5% Brachyura, 3% Alpheus glaber, 0.1% Mysidacea, 1.4% Amphipoda, 0.1% Cumacea
1.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
59.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
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