Main Ref. | Bulman, C.M. and J.A. Koslow, 1992 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | NG |
Sample size | 248 | Percent empty | 64.5 |
Country | Australia | Locality | southeastern Australia, January-May 1989 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | amphipods | |
43.20 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Chauliodus sloani | Unidentified 11.7 Gonostomatidae 2.1 Scopelosaurus sp. 2.2 Chauliodus sloani 10.2 Lampanyctus spp. 0.7 Other fish 16.3 |
2.50 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | juv./adults | Gnathophausia sp. | Unidentified Mysidacea 0.4 Gnathophausia sp. 2.1 |
3.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | benth. crustaceans | |
0.70 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | juv./adults | Pyrosoma sp. | Pyrosoma sp. |
0.50 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Sergestes arcticus | Sergestes arcticus |
11.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Oplophorus novaezelandiae | Unidentified Caridae 0.3 Pasiphae spp. 1.4 Acanthephyra pelagica 2.7 Acanthephyra quadrispinosa 3.0 Oplophorus novaezelandiae 3.9 |
36.80 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |