Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cubiceps pauciradiatus
 
Main Ref. Gorelova, T.A., T.B. Agafonova and N.J. Lipskaya, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.30 SL
Sample size 25 Percent empty
Country Locality Atlantic Ocean, 1983
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cubiceps pauciradiatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.96 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiidea 1.6% Hyperiidea, incl. 1.39% Copepoda, 0.97% Ostracoda
25.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
5.42 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea 4.91% Euphausiacea, 0.51% Mysidacea
15.63 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Siphonophora Siphonophora
0.35 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Natantia Natantia
0.56 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Appendicularia Appendicularia
1.24 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pterotracheoidea Gastropoda
23.41 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Salpidae Salpidae
13.21 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
10.82 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Enopleuteuthidae Enopleuteuthidae
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