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 649 Percent empty 49.5
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
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
59.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chauliodus sloani Unidentified 44.8 Gonostomatidae 1.3 Chauliodus sloani 5.2 Myctophidae 4.0 Lampanyctus spp. 0.2 Lestidiops pacifica 0.9 Coryphaenoides spp. 1.9
2.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Gnathophausia sp. Unidentified Mysidacea 0.9 Gnathophausia sp. 1.2
4.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestes arcticus Unidentified Penaidae 0.1 Sergestes arcticus 0.4
10.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Acanthephyra pelagica Unidentified Caridae 0.2 Pasiphae spp. 3.6 Acanthephyra pelagica 6.7 Oplophorus novaezelandiae 0.3
22.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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