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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anguilla australis
 
Main Ref. Hayes, J.W. and M.J. Rutledge, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 40.00 NG
Sample size 388 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Lake Whangape main basin. Year: 1987
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Anguilla australis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
73.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gobiomorphus cotidianus Gobiomorphus cotidianus 49.3 Retropinna retropinna 13.5 Galaxias maculatus 5.0 Carasius auratus 5.0
3.60 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Stylommatophora Stylommatophora
1.10 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects adults Sigara arguata Coleoptera terrest. 0.1 Paroxyethira sp. 0.3 Sigara arguata 0.5 Collembola terrest. 0.2
0.50 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta terrest.
21.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Tenagomysis chiltoni Tenagomysis chiltoni 19.5 Paratya curvirostris 1.3 Paracalliope fluviatilis 0.6
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