Food and Feeding Habits Summary Helicolenus lahillei
 
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 24.40 NG
Sample size 34 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 Helicolenus lahillei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
86.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bregmaceros sp. Myctophidae 2.9 Macrouridae 0.6 Bregmaceros sp. 0.3 Teleostei unid. 82.5
1.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta 0.8
1.90 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea unid, 1.9
9.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Munidopsis sp. Crustacea unid. 3.7 Decapoda unid. 0.7 Munidopsis sp. 1.8 Penaeidae 3.2
1.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex sp. Illex sp. 1.4
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