Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callorhinchus callorynchus
 
Main Ref. Di Giácomo, E., A.M. Parma and J.M. Orensanz, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 60.00 TL
Sample size 307 Percent empty
Country Argentina Locality San Matias Gulf, 1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Callorhinchus callorynchus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Seriolis 1.44% amphipods incl. 0.08% ostracods, 0.04% stomatopods, 0.02% Seriolis, 0.53% unid. benthos. Crustaceans
77.52 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Zygochlamys patagonicus 40.39% Zygochlamys patagonicus, 15.46% Pilar rostratus, 8.53% Aequipecten tehuelchus, 4.4% Ennucula puelcha, 2.35% Tellina, 1.14% Pandora cistula, & misc. bivalves
7.32 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis anchoita 1.39% Engraulis anchoita, 0.51% Porichthys porossissimus, 5.42% unid. fish
1.03 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Olivella 0.44% Olivella, 0.22% Calliostoma, 0.17% Tegula, 0.13% Olivancillaria, 0.07% unid. gastropods
4.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Peltarion spinosulum 2.94% Peltarion spinosulum, 1.07% Libidoclaea granaria, 0.18% Pleoticus muelleri, 0.08% Leucipa pentagona, 0.04% Coennophthalmus tridentatus
2.76 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Arbacia dufresnei 1.56% Arbacia dufresnei, 0.8% Pseudechinus magellanicus, 0.4% Ophiuroidea
4.95 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Aphrodita 1.61% Aphrodita , 0.51% Phyllochaetopterus , 2.83% undescribed flabelligerid
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