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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Merluccius peruanus
 
Main Ref. Konchina, Y.V. and Y.P. Pavlov, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 252 Percent empty 17.5
Country Peru Locality Shelf waters off Peru
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Merluccius peruanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
79.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
3.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda.
15.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
1.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
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