Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bathypterois dubius
 
Main Ref. Carrassón, M. and J. Matallanas, 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Continental slope (1,000-2,250 m) 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
3.79 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Rhachotropis sp. 3.3% Rhachotropis sp.
12.97 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Boreomysis sp. 11.3% Boreomysis sp.
43.74 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea 38.1% unidentified Mysidacea
14.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea 12.9% unidentified Cumacea
24.68 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 21.5% Calanoida
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 11.21.03
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