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 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Continental slope, states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarin
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
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Dactylopterus volitans
0.80 % others finfish bony fish n.a./others Myctophidae
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Bregmaceros atlanticus
1.30 % others finfish bony fish n.a./others Maurolicus stehmanni
2.70 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Polymixia lowei
3.30 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Teleostei
5.60 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Stomiiformes
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids n.a./others Euphausiacea
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods n.a./others Flabellifera
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Decapoda
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Munida constricta
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Munida irrasa
2.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Munida sp.
2.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Crustacea
1.10 % others cephalopods n.a./other cephalopods n.a./others Teuthida
39.50 % others cephalopods n.a./other cephalopods n.a./others Illex argentinus
23.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others Cephalopoda
6.90 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars n.a./others Ophiuroidea
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Processidae
3.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Penaeidae
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