Feeding habits of southwestern Atlantic wreckfish Polyprion americanus (Polyprionidae, Teleostei)

• Main Authors: Peres, Mônica Brick, Haimovici, Manuel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande 2011
• Subjects: dieta; comportamento alimentar; peixe de profundidade; migração vertical; Atlântica Sul Ocidental; diet; feeding behavior; deep-sea fish; vertical migration; Southwestern Atlantic; Argentine; Argentino; Hake; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://periodicos.furg.br/atlantica/article/view/2306

This paper describes the diet and feeding habits of southwestern Atlantic wreckfish Polyprion americanus (28º-34º40’S, 70-510m deep). Stomach contents and on deck regurgitates from commercially caught wreckfish were examined. Sixteen species of fish, eight of cephalopods and one crab were identified...