Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplostethus atlanticus
 
Main Ref. Bulman, C.M. and J.A. Koslow, 1992
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size 526 Percent empty 54.6
Country Australia Locality New South Wales, 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
60.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chauliodus sloani Unidentified 50.6 Chauliodus sloani 2.7 Lampichthys sp. 7.1
3.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Gnathophausia sp. Unidentified Mysidacea 2.3 Gnathophausia sp. 1.2
15.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
7.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Acanthephyra pelagica Unidentified Caridae 1.1 Pasiphae spp. 3.2 Acanthephyra pelagica 3.3
12.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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