Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudophycis bachus
 
Main Ref. Horn, P.L., J.S. Forman and M.R. Dunn, 2012
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 43.30 TL
Sample size 246 Percent empty 4.5
Country New Zealand Locality Chatham Rise, east of South Island.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pseudophycis bachus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unspecified Amphipoda
20.92 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Osteichthyes %W=21
12.95 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Unspecified discarded offal %W=13
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Nectocarcinus antarcticus
2.29 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Neommatocarcinus huttoni
5.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pycnoplax victoriensis %W=5.3
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Unspecified Euphausiacea %W=0.2
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Unspecified Isopoda
12.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Metanephrops challengeri %W=12.6
40.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified Galatheidae %W=40.5
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Unspecified Cephalopoda %W=0.2
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Unspecified shelled molluscs %W=0.2
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Unspecified pelagic tunicate
0.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Polychaeta %W=0.4
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea sp.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Camplyonotus rathbunae %W=0.4. Name was not found in WORMS.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified Crangonidae
3.09 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Notopandalus magnoculus %W=3.1
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Unspecified Stomatopoda %W=0.3
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