Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scorpis aequipinnis
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage adults Mean length 27.25 TL
Sample size 18 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Northeastern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scorpis aequipinnis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
12.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
4.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
2.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Paguran larvae Paguran larvae
53.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Oikopleura dioca Oikopleura dioca
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
25.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi, Centropages aucklandicus, Corycaeus aucklandicus, Euterpina acutifrons, Microsetella rosea, Oncaea sp., Paracalanus parvus, Pseudocalanus elongatus, Rhinocalanus cornutus, Temora turbinata
0.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes adults polychaetes
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