Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cygnodraco mawsoni
 
Main Ref. Pakhomov, Y.A. and V.B. Tseytlin, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Antarctica Locality Kosmonavtov Sea, March 1988
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cygnodraco mawsoni
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
1.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Myctophidae Myctophidae
89.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Nototheniidae Nototheniidae
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia superba Euphausia superba
1.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids larvae Euphausia superba Euphausia superba
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
1.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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