Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pegusa impar
 
Main Ref. Rodriguez, A., 1996
Fish stage adults Mean length 28.00 TL
Sample size 54 Percent empty
Country France Locality western coast of Brittany
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pegusa impar
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
29.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 28.71% amphipods incl. 0.59% shrimps
18.57 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
5.59 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
19.19 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
2.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea
1.81 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms
1.59 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Nebaliacea Nebaliacea
6.24 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults sedentary polychaetes sedentary polychaetes
8.99 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes errant polychaetes
6.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults ophiuroids ophiuroids
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