Main Ref. | Bulman, C.M. and J.A. Koslow, 1992 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | NG |
Sample size | 650 | Percent empty | 54 |
Country | Australia | Locality | western Tasmania and western Bass Strait, January-May 1988 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.70 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | amphipods | |
33.80 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Lampanyctus spp. | Unidentified 24.2 Gonostomatidae 1.2 Chauliodus sloani 0.8 Unidentified Myctophidae 5.8 Lampanyctus spp. 1.6 Lampichthys sp. 0.2 |
1.70 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | juv./adults | mysids | |
22.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | benth. crustaceans | |
2.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Sergestes arcticus | Unidentified Penaidae 0.1 Sergestes arcticus 2.4 |
10.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Acanthephyra pelagica | Unidentified Caridae 2.5 Pasiphae spp. 2.4 Acanthephyra pelagica 5.9 |
28.30 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |