Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplostethus atlanticus
 
Main Ref. Bulman, C.M. and J.A. Koslow, 1992
Fish stage adults Mean length NG
Sample size 263 Percent empty 66.5
Country Australia Locality Eastern Tasmania, 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
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
75.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chauliodus sloani Unidentified 22.6 Gonostomatidae 2.0 Chauliodus sloani 10.2 Myctophidae 8.6 Gymnoscopelus sp. 3.4 Lampichthys sp. 3.0
11.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Gnathophausia sp. Unidentified Mysidacea 3.6 Gnathophausia sp. 7.4
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
2.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. Copepods
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
3.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphae spp. Unidentified Caridae 1.1 Pasiphae spp. 2.3 Pontophilus sp. 0.3
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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