Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chirodactylus variegatus
 
Main Ref. Palma, A.T. and F.P. Ojeda, 2002
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 28.00 SL
Sample size 55 Percent empty 5.5
Country Chile Locality Punta de Tralca and Quintay in central Chile. 1989 to 1990.
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
33.15 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Amphipoda Cumacea 0.03
17.18 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
9.41 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
1.27 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Isopoda Isopoda 1.0
0.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cirripedia Cirripedia 0.23
20.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
0.59 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Echinoidea Echinoidea
12.34 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.50 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nemertea Nemertia
4.73 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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