Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dipturus chilensis
 
Main Ref. Koen Alonso, M., E.A. Crespo, N.A. Garcia, S.N. Pedraza, P.A. Mariotti, B. BerĂ³n Vera and N.J. Mora, 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 137.00 TL
Sample size 274 Percent empty 6.2
Country Argentina Locality Northern and central Patagonia, 1996-1998.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Dipturus chilensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
77.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius hubbsi 36.5% Merluccius hubbsi, 19.7% Patagonotothen ramsayi, 3.5% Raneva brasiliensis, 1.5% Engraulis anchoita, 1.8% Genypterus blacodes, 5.9% Macruronus magellanicus, 1.2% Pseudoxenomystax albescens, 0.4 unidentified fish, 2.1% Sympterygia sp., 0.8% Xystreuris rasile, 0.7% Paralichthys isosceles, 0.5% Congiopodus peruvianus, 0.4% unidentified skate, 0.8% Helicolenus lahillei, 0.2% Psammobatis sp., 0.6% Poliprion americanus, 0.5% Stromateus brasiliensis, 0.11% Seriolella punctata, 0.1% Triathalassothia argentina, 0.1% Dipturus chilensis.
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Lithodes confundes 0.1% Serolis schythei, 0.3% Munida spinosa, 0.2% Pterygosquilla armata armata, 0.1% Libinia spinosa, 1.2% Lithodes confundes, 0.1% Peltarion spinosulum, 0.1% Pleoticus muelleri.
20.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Illex argentinus 18% Illex argentinus, 2.3% Enteroctopus megalocyathus, 0.1% Eledone sp., 0.1% Nudibranchs.
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