Food and Feeding Habits Summary Aristaeomorpha foliacea
 
Main Ref. Bayhan, K.Y., J.E. Cartes and E. Fanelli, 2015
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 121 Percent empty
Country Turkey Locality off Mersin Bay
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
41.23 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Aristaeomorpha foliacea %points = 37.52
25.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Aristeus antennatus Aristeus antennatus %points = 22.78
8.08 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Plesionika martia %points = 7.35
5.42 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults unspecified siphonophores %points = 4.93
4.24 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Teleostei %points = 3.86
2.67 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults unspecified Pteropoda %points = 2.43
3.51 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Chelophyes appendiculata %points = 3.19
2.67 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Hymenocephalus italicus %points = 2.43
1.33 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Myctophidae %points = 1.21
1.29 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unspecified Teuthoidea %points = 1.17
4.55 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Macrouridae %points = 4.14
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