Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dentex macrophthalmus
 
Main Ref. Domanevskaya, M.V. and F.A. Patokina, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Area between Capes Cap-Blan and Bohador, central eastern Atlantic Ocean, 1970-73
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Dentex macrophthalmus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
60.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
6.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
2.00 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults sea cucumbers
20.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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