Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trematomus scotti
 
Main Ref. Pakhomov, E.A. and S.A. Pankratov, 1992
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.30 SL
Sample size 15 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 Trematomus scotti
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia crystallorophias 0.05% Euphausia crystallorophias, 0.05% unidentified Euphausiacea
0.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Pelagobia sp. Pelagobia sp.
12.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Nematocarcinidae larvae Nematocarcinidae larvae
87.05 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoides acutus 36.7% Calanoides acutus, 7.7% Calanus propinquus, 4.4% Rhinacalanus gigas, 21.4% Metridia gerlachei, 15.1% Paraeuchaeta antarctica, 1.1% Paraeuchaeta sp., 0.45% Calanoida, 0.2% Ctenocalanus sp.
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