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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Polymixia lowei
 
Main Ref. Muto, E.Y., M.H.C. da Silva, G.R. Vera, S.S.M. Leite, D.G. Navarro and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2005
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 14.30 NG
Sample size 169 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo, Slope, Summer/Autumn 2002.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Polymixia lowei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
37.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bregmaceros atlanticus Teleostei unid. 20.2 Bregmaceros atlanticus 8.9 Monolene sp. 1.6 Monolene antillarum 3.3 Myctophidae 2.4 escamas
43.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiaceae
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Flabellifera Flabellifera
9.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Crustacea unid. 6.7 Copepoda 0.6 Decapoda 1.7
6.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidea Malacostraca 1.7 Penaeidea 3.4 Caridea 1.0
4.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthida Cephalopoda unid. 0.8 Teuthida 2.3
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