Food and Feeding Habits Summary Notothenia microlepidota
 
Main Ref. Clark, M.R., 1985
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Campbell Plateau
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Notothenia microlepidota
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
40.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Percophididae 0.2% Myctophidae, 6.5% Macrouridae, 28% Percophididae, and other unid. Fish
28.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
0.41 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
19.67 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Thaliacea Thaliacea
0.93 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Actinaria spp. Actinaria spp.
2.90 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octopus maorum Octopus maorum, Robsonella
2.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis ingens Moroteuthis ingens
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