Food and Feeding Habits Summary Zenopsis conchifer
 
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 39.70 NG
Sample size 13 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo, 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 Zenopsis conchifer
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
77.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Polymixia lowei Teleostei unid. 9.2 Merluccius hubbsi 16.4 Polymixia lowei 40.2 Myctophidae 0.6 Zenion hololepis 10.9
22.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiacea
0.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthida Teuthida
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