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 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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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 |