Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplostethus atlanticus
 
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
  • 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
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
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