Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pinguipes chilensis
 
Main Ref. González, P. and C. Oyarzún, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 39.50 TL
Sample size 414 Percent empty 39.85
Country Chile Locality Talcahuano coastline, October 1998-March 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pinguipes chilensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Pyura chilensis Pyura chilensis 1.1
0.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae Algae bits
18.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Odontesthes regia Prolatilus jagularis 1.2 Hypsoblennius sordidus 1.0 Sebastes capensis 0.2 Odontesthes regia 7.0 Agonopsis chiloensis 0.2 Myxodes sp. 1.8 Myxodes viridis 0.2 Genypterus sp. 0.4 Normanichthys crockeri 0.4 Leptonotus blainvillianus 0.1 Teleostei 0.7 Fish remains 4.9
59.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis sp. Neomysis sp. 7.7 Ampelisca araucana 0.4 Caprella penantis 2.2 Synalpheus spinifrons 2.8 Betaeus emarginatus 0.1 Taliepus dentatus 1.3 Taliepus sp. Pinnixa valdiviensis 0.1 Pilumnoides perlatus 0.7 Pagurus perlatus 0.02 Allopetrolisthes sp. 2.5 Petrolisthes desmaresti 1.8 Gaudichaudia sp. 1.5 Pisoides edwardsi 2.1 Pachycheles chilensis 1.3 Pachycheles sp. 7.5 Cancer setosus 0.6 Cancer edwardsi 0.1 Eurypodius longirostris 0.1 Cirripedia 0.4 Crustacean remains 21.3
4.73 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Glycera americana Onuphidae 0.5 Paraonidae 0.1 Glycera americana 0.1 Spionidae 0.8 Lumbrineris sp. Phragmatopoma sp. 0.1 Sabellidae 0.1 Abarenicolidae 2.3 Terebellidae 0.1 Goniadidae 0.5 Polychaetes remains 0.1
5.40 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Tonicia elegans Tonicia elegans 2.1 Loligo gahi 1.5 Octopus sp. 0.03 Fissurella sp. 1.2 Tegula quadricostata 0.3 Nassarius sp. 0.01 Gari solida 0.2 Aulacomya ater 0.01
8.80 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Urechis chilensis Urechis chilensis 8.2 Lineus sp. 0.4 Nemertean 0.1
2.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Tetrapigus niger Ophiuroidea 1.9 Tetrapigus niger 0.5
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