Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos
 
Main Ref. Medina, M., M. Araya and C. Vega, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.30 TL
Sample size 38 Percent empty
Country Chile Locality coastal zone of northern Chile , May 1998- May 1999.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
80.50 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Austromenidia regia Chromis crusma 22.6 Austromenidia regia 45.5 Teleost uniden. 12.2
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Agathotoma ordinaria Agathotoma ordinaria 0.4 Mitrella unifasciata 0.2
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Rhinchocynetes typus Rhinchocynetes typus 3.9 crustacean larvae 0.2 unknown crustacean 0.9
13.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish recruits/juv. Loligo gahi Loligo gahi
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