Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dissostichus mawsoni
 
Main Ref. Pakhomov, E.A. and S.A. Pankratov, 1992
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.10 SL
Sample size 18 Percent empty 0
Country Antarctica Locality Indian Ocean sector between 30 and 80°E.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Dissostichus mawsoni
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.30 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Pleuragramma antarcticum Pleuragramma antarcticum
15.40 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Trematomus eulepidotus Trematomus eulepidotus
7.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa macrura Thysanoessa macrura adult
15.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia sp. Euphausia sp. adult
56.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia superba Euphausia superba adults
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Metridia gerlachei Metridia gerlachei
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