Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius hubbsi
 
Main Ref. Padovani, L.N., M.D. Viñas, F. Sánchez and H. Mianzan, 2012
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 1662 Percent empty 49.5788207
Country Locality Southern Patagonian Shelf Ecosystem, Argentine Sea.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius hubbsi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
33.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Patagonotothen ramsayi
3.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults unspecified Euphausiidae
0.50 % zoobenthos other benth. Invertebrates n.a./other benth. Invertebrates juv./adults unspecified benthic invertebrates unspecified echinoderms, polychates, coelenterates, gammarid amphipods, mollusks, and isopods.
5.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults Themisto gaudichaudii
16.10 % others others n.a./others juv./adults other organisms Organisms include unspecified gelatinous zooplankton, Sprattus fuegensis, Munida spp., and unspecified Myctophidae.
41.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unspecified squid
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