Food and Feeding Habits Summary Macruronus novaezelandiae
 
Main Ref. Bulman, C.M. and S.J.M. Blaber, 1986
Fish stage adults Mean length 75.00 TL
Sample size 156 Percent empty 31
Country Australia Locality Bass Strait, 1984
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Macruronus novaezelandiae
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Lepidorhynchus denticulatus
3.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diaphus danae Diaphus danae
3.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Phosichthys argenteus Phosichthys argenteus
9.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctus australis Lampicthys australis
63.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctodes hectoris 21% Lampanyctodes hectoris, 42.1% unidentified fish
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
12.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea
5.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 01.19.98
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