Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaenocephalus aceratus
 
Main Ref. Kozlov, A.N., I.A. Pinskaya, S.G. Podrazhanskaya and M.I. Tarverdieva, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 42.50
Sample size 48 Percent empty
Country Antarctica Locality South Georgia Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chaenocephalus aceratus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
30.70 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. bony fish
19.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia superba Euphausia superba
9.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
40.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Parathemisto gaudishaudi Parathemisto gaudishaudi
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