Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bythaelurus canescens
 
Main Ref. Acuña, E. and J.C. Villarroel, 2010
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 312 Percent empty
Country Chile Locality off northern-central Chilean coast; January 1997 to July 2000.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Bythaelurus canescens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius gayi
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer porteri
1.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Mursia gaudichaudii
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Lophorochinia parabranchia
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia mucronata
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults unspecified lobsters
3.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Cervimunida johni
6.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Pleuroncodes monodon
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults unspecified decapod
8.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults unspecified crustaceas
9.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults unspecified crustacean remains
0.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Stereomastis suhmi
3.30 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified myctophids
3.60 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fish remains
12.60 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fishes
11.00 % others others n.a./others juv./adults digested remains
0.20 % others others n.a./others others mud
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults unspecified polychaetes
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea acutifrons
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Haliporoides diomedeae
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Glyphocrangron alata
3.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pterygosquilla armata
27.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Heterocarpus reedi
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo gahi
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