Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplostethus atlanticus
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hoplostethus atlanticus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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