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 673 Percent empty 60.9
Country Australia Locality Eastern Bass Strait, 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
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
22.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chauliodus sloani Unidentified 17 Chauliodus sloani 3.8 Myctophidae 1.4
11.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Gnathophausia sp. Unidentified Mysidacea 5.1 Gnathophausia sp. 6.7
29.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestes arcticus Sergestes arcticus
22.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
9.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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