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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chimaera monstrosa
 
Main Ref. Macpherson, E., 1980
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 70.00 TL
Sample size 11 Percent empty
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
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
94.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Medaeus couchi 41.9% Medaeus couchi, 30% Polycheles typhlops, 18% Calocaris macandreae, 1.5% Philocheras echinulatus
0.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
5.00 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
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