Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dentex macrophthalmus
 
Main Ref. Domanevskaya, M.V. and F.A. Patokina, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 8.50 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
18.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
82.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults planktonic crustacean incl. crustacean larvae
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