Food and Feeding Habits Summary Vinciguerria nimbaria
 
Main Ref. Shevchenko, N.F., 1986
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.00 SL
Sample size 399 Percent empty
Country Locality Tropical Atlantic Ocean, 1981
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Vinciguerria nimbaria
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
11.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
0.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta Sagitta
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
78.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Euchaeta Euchaeta, Scolecithrix, Candacia, Undinula, Eucalanus, Oncaea
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