Food and Feeding Habits Summary Arctocephalus forsteri
 
Main Ref. Harcourt, R.G., C.J.A. Bradshaw, K. Dickson and L.S. Davis, 2002
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size 72 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Fuchsia Gully, Otago Peninsula, South Island
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Arctocephalus forsteri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Nemadactylus macropterus
3.40 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Others Prey representing <5% biomass.
9.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctodes hectoris
57.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Nototodarus sloanii
15.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Symbolophorus
7.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Macruronus novaezelandiae
7.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pseudophycis bachus
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