Food and Feeding Habits Summary Macruronus novaezelandiae
 
Main Ref. Bulman, C.M. and S.J.M. Blaber, 1986
Fish stage adults Mean length 75.00 TL
Sample size 110 Percent empty 37
Country Australia Locality Bass Strait, 1984
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Macruronus novaezelandiae
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctus australis Lampichthys australis
1.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Electrona rissoi 0.9% Electrona rissoi, 0.8% Bassinago bulbiceps
2.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diaphus danae Diaphus danae
3.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Apogonops anomalus Apogonops anomalus
10.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctodes hectoris Lampanyctodes hectoris
19.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lepidopus caudatus Lepidopus caudatus
21.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Lepidorhynchus denticulatus
38.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Macruronus novaezelandiae 26.3% Macruronus novaezelandiae, 12.4% unidentified fish
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 0.3% euphausiids, 0.2% unidentified crustacea
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Name cited in literature is Caridae.
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