Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chirodactylus variegatus
 
Main Ref. Medina, M., M. Araya and C. Vega, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 28.00 TL
Sample size 136 Percent empty 26
Country Chile Locality coastal zone of northern Chile, May 1998- May 1999.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chirodactylus variegatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.50 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Fissurella. latimarginata Brachidontes granulata 0.1 Semimytilus algosus 6.2 Aulacomya ater 0.1 Tegula luctuosa 0.2 Turritella cingulata 1.5 Collisella sp. 1.2 Mitrella unifasciata 0.9 Nassarius gayi 0.6 Fissurella crassa 1.5 F. latimarginata 13.5 F. limbata 1.5 Fissurella sp. 4.2
13.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Pagurus edwardsii Balanus laevis 0.7 Amphipoda 0.3 Pagurus edwardsii 3.6 Pagurus villosus 0.1 Pagurus sp. 3.1 Allopetrolisthes angulosus 0.1 Allopetrolisthes spinifrons 1.1 Pilumnoides perlatus 2.6 Synalpheus spinfrons 0.1 Petrolisthes desmaresii 0.6 crustacean larvae 1.0 unid. Crustaceans 0.4
5.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Chiton cumingsi Chiton cumingsi 5.3
12.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Phragmatopoma moerchi Phragmatopoma moerchi 11.2 unid. Polychaete 1.0
37.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Tetrapygus niger Tetrapygus niger 35.4 Ophiactis kroyeri 1.8 Ophiuridae 0.1 unid. Echinodermata 0.1
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