Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trematomus eulepidotus
 
Main Ref. Pakhomov, E.A., 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.50 SL
Sample size 37 Percent empty 5.4
Country Antarctica Locality Kosmonautov Sea, 1984
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trematomus eulepidotus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
10.90 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Salpidae Salpidae
4.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish unidentified fish
75.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia superba Euphausia superba, 74.8%; other euphausiids, 1%
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults zoobenthos unidentified zoobenthos
1.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pteropoda Pteropoda
2.50 % others others n.a./others juv./adults Chaetognatha includes members of Chaetognatha, Polychaeta, Coelentarata, Ctenophora, Nemertini, and Hirudinea.
3.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthida Teuthida
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