Main Ref. | O'Driscoll, R.L., 1998 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 76.80 TL |
Sample size | 86 | Percent empty | |
Country | New Zealand | Locality | off Otago, March 1995 and Feb.-April 1996 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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39.90 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Sprattus antipodum | Sprattus antipodum, S. muelleri, Sardinops neopilchardus |
51.70 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | euphausiids | juv./adults | Nyctiphanes australis | Nyctiphanes australis |
8.40 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | juv./adults | Parathemisto spp. | Parathemisto spp., Munida gregaria , and some brachyurans |