Main Ref. | Kim, J.-B., D.-Y. Moon, J.-N. Kwon, T.-I. Kim and H.-S. Jo, 1997 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | NG |
Sample size | 181 | Percent empty | |
Country | Locality | western tropical Pacific tuna ground, northwest to the Solomon Islands, 1993 | |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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80.60 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Alepisaurus brevirostris | Myctophum sp., Alepisaurus brevirostris, Argyropelecus aculeatus, Anotopterus pharao, Benthodesmus sp., Monacanthus sp., Engraulis australis, Lactoria diaphana, Danichthys cribrosus, Scombridae, Carangidae, Berycidae, some unidentified fish |
1.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Gammaridae | Gammaridae, Oplophoridae, Phyllosoma larvae, unidentified crab larvae, unidentified shrimps |
17.80 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Onychoteuthidae | Onychoteuthidae, unidentified octopi, unidentified squids |