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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thyrsites atun
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Thyrsites atun
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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