Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lophius piscatorius
 
Main Ref. Velasco, F., I. Olaso and F. de la Gándara, 1996
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.50 SL
Sample size 62 Percent empty 48.4
Country Spain Locality ICES Division VIIIc, 1992-1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lophius piscatorius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
94.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Argentina sphyraena 5.95% Antonogadus macrophtalmus, 3.47% Gadiculus argenteus, 2.73% Callionymus spp., 3.02% unid. Gobiidae, 44.6% Argentina sphyraena, 3.57% Cepola rubescens, 1.34% Arnoglossus laterna, 6.94% unid. Pleuronectidae, 0.69% Capros aper
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Rissoides desmaresti 1.49% Munida spp., 1.24% unid. Natantia, 0.4% Isopoda, 2.38% Rissoides desmaresti
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