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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Halobaena caerulea
 
Main Ref. Cherel, Y., P. Bocher, C. Trouve and H. Weimerskirch, 2002
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size 105 Percent empty
Country Kerguelen Is. Locality Not stated.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Halobaena caerulea
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Primno macropa Includes <0.1% of unidentified amphipods.
0.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiella antarctica
0.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Parandania boecki
0.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Uristes gigas
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Cyphocaris richardi
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Eurythenes obesus
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperoche luetkenides
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Polycheria kergueleni
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Eurythenes gryllus Includes <0.1% of another unidentified Eurythenes species.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Vibilia antarctica
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Cyllopus magellanicus Includes <0.1% of Cyllopus lucasii.
12.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Themisto gaudichaudii
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults Calanus simillimus
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults Candacia maxima
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults Drepanopus pectinatus
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults Heterorhabdus austrinus
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults Paraeuchaeta antarctica
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. Copepods juv./adults Rhincalanus gigas
0.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Protomyctophum andriashevi
0.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Protomyctophum choriodon Includes other Protomyctophum sp.
0.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unidentified Nototheniidae
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Electrona subaspera
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gymnoscopelus sp.
0.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bathylagus tenuis
0.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Poromitra crassiceps
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unidentified fish
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unidentified Myctophidae
1.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gymnoscopelus microlampas
1.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Protomyctophum bolini
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults inidentified Paralepididae
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Krefftichthys anderssoni
2.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Nansenia antarctica
2.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Muraenolepis marmoratus
2.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Electrona antarctica
3.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Arctozenus risso
4.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sio nordenskjoldii
5.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Electrona carlsbergi
6.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Melamphaidae sp. Includes 2 species.
19.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Paradiplospinus gracilis
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia triacantha Includes other unidentified Euphausia.
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia vallentini
4.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa macrura Thysanoessa macrura or Thysanoessa vicina
10.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausia superba
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults unidentified Mysid
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Lepas australis Cypris larva.
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unidentified crustaceans Includes <0.1% of unidentified isopods
3.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Salpa thompsoni
0.02 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Platynereis australis Includes <0.1% of Tomopteris sp.
4.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pasiphaea scotiae
0.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Kondakovia longimana
0.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unidentified squid
1.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Oegopsida sp.
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