Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pleuragramma antarcticum
 
Main Ref. Pakhomov, E.A., 1997
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.50 SL
Sample size 306 Percent empty 10.5
Country Antarctica Locality Commonwealth Sea, 1988
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pleuragramma antarcticum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
5.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pleuragramma antarcticum Pleuragramma antarcticum
92.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia superba Euphausia superba, 92.1%; Euphausia crystallorophias, 0.8%
0.80 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults zoobenthos unidentified zoobenthos
0.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pteropoda Pteropoda
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