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 SL
Sample size 175 Percent empty 21.7
Country Australia Locality Maria I., eastern Tasmania, 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
1.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus muelleri Maurolicus muelleri
1.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampichthys procerus Lampichthys procerus
2.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Epigonus lenimen Epigonus lenimen
4.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctus australis Lampanyctus australis
5.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Epigonus denticulatus Epigonus denticulatus
16.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Austrophycis marginata Austrophycis marginata
63.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctodes hectoris Lampanyctodes nectoris
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
3.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridae Caridae
0.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 10.02.98
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