Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hyperoodon planifrons
 
Main Ref. Slip, D.J., G.J. Moore and K. Green, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 630.00 none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Heard McDon Is. Locality Heard Island (53°05'South, 73°30'South)
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hyperoodon planifrons
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.73 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Martialia hyadesi
2.73 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni 0.92% Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni; 0.85% Histioteuthis eltaninae; 0.45% Chiroteuthis sp.; 0.01% Mastigoteuthis sp. B; 0.01% Brachioteuthis sp.; 0.07% ?Mastigoteuthis sp.
3.43 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Alluroteuthis antarcticus
3.78 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis knipovitchi
5.47 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Galiteuthis glacialis
5.89 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taonius pavo
6.01 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Liochranchia sp.
7.38 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus antarcticus
8.22 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Psychroteuthis glacialis
54.77 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Kondakovia longimana
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