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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oplegnathus insignis
 
Main Ref. Medina, M., M. Araya and C. Vega, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 26.80 TL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 14
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 Oplegnathus insignis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Fissurella sp. Fissurella sp. 7.8 Fissurella limbata 1.5 Scurra parasitica 0.1
6.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Austromegabalanus psittacus Austromegabalanus psittacus
41.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Chiton cumingsi Chiton cumingsi 40.8 Chiton sp. 0.5
43.20 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Tetrapgus niger Tetrapgus niger
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