Abstract
The dietary composition of Semicossyphus maculatus in the littoral zone of three localities in northern Chile, Huayquique, Playa Blanca, and Los Verdes, was studied.The diet of this species did not vary by localities, and no significant differences in food were observed between two size groups and between sexes.The guts of specimens captured at depths from 1 m to 15 m usually contained mobile and sessile benthic organisms, principally Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Decapoda (Crustacea), and Cirripedia.Based on the present evidence the feeding pattern of this species is discussed.
