Table 5 Frequency of occurrence (%F), number (%N), and weight (%W) of the prey items contributing to the diet of D. gigas from the artisanal purse-seine fishery off southern-central Chile (n = 108 stomachs)
Prey | %F | %N | %W |
|---|---|---|---|
Teleostei | |||
Engraulis ringens a | 10.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Strangomera bentincki a | 31.5 | 4.3 | 25.0 |
Normanichthys crockeri | 11.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Merluccius gayi | 4.6 | 0.04 | 0.9 |
Macruronus magellanicus | 0.9 | 0.02 | 0.1 |
Mollusca | |||
Dosidicus gigas | 63.9 | 0.3 | 33.7 |
Nassarius gayi | 0.9 | 0.004 | 0.002 |
Crustacea | |||
Euphausiacea | 18.5 | 94.8 | 38.4 |
Total | 23,975 | 7,131.1 | |