Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bathypterois dubius
 
Main Ref. Carrassón, M. and J. Matallanas, 2001
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Continental slope (1,000-2,250 m depth) of the Catalan Sea, W. Mediterranean
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Bathypterois dubius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.63 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 9.9% unidentified Gammaridean amphipods
18.58 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Rhachotropis sp. 17.3% Rhachotropis sp.
4.83 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea 4.5% unidentified Mysidacea
5.91 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Platysympus typicus 5.5% Platysympus typicus
10.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea 9.4% unidentified Cumacea
11.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Tanaidae 10.4% Tanaidae
31.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 29.7% Calanoida
6.87 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Aphroditimorpha 6.4% Aphroditimorpha
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 11.21.03
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