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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chimaera monstrosa
 
Main Ref. Macpherson, E., 1980
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 24.00 TL
Sample size 60 Percent empty 2
Country Locality western Mediterranean, Nov. 1976-Oct. 1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chimaera monstrosa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Lepidecreum clypeatum 0.5% Lysianassidae, 0.2% Ampelisca, 0.1% Lepidecreum clypeatum, 1.9% unid.
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea 0.7% Cumacea, 0.1% unid. copepods
2.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nephthys 1.3% Nephthys , 0.6% Aphroditidae, 0.3% Aricidae, 0.2% unid.
92.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
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