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 21.60 NG
Sample size 46 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Santa Catarina/Parana, Slope, Summer/Autumn 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
15.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Polymixia lowei Stomiiformes 6.2 Myctophidae 0.8 Dactylopterus volitans 0.7 Bregmaceros atlanticus 1.1 Polymixia lowei 3.0 Teleostei unid. 3.4
8.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Munida sp. Crustacea unid. 2.8 Euphausiacea 1.1 Munida sp. 2.7 Munida constricta 0.8 Processidae 0.5 Flabellifera 0.4 Decapoda unid. 0.2
1.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidea Penaeidea
72.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex argentinus Cephalopoda unid. 26.6 Teuthida 1.2 Illex argentinus 44.6
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