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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Helicolenus dactylopterus
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.60
Sample size 78 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality West coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Helicolenus dactylopterus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.97 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves n.a./others bivalves incl. Cephalopoda
36.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Macrouridae Macrouridae, Merlucciidae, Myctophidae, Clupeidae
12.63 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Amphipoda amphipods, isopods, mysids, euphausiids, stomatopods, macrurans, anomurans, brachyurans
0.50 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others finfish
34.80 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Pennatulacea Pennatulacea
11.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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