Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mirounga leonina
 
Main Ref. Green, K. and H.R. Burton, 1993
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Macquarie 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 Mirounga leonina
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis?
0.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Pholidoteuthis
0.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Psychroteuthis glacialis
1.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Martialia
1.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus antarcticus Gonatus antarcticus 0.9% Gonatus antarcticus; 0.5% Galiteuthis; 0.3% Chiroteuthis.
5.82 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Todarodes 5.8% Todarodes.
6.42 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Alluroteuthis 6.4% Alluroteuthis.
6.72 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis knipovitchi 6% Moroteuthis knippovitchi; 0.7% Moroteuthis ingens.
14.44 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis eltaninae 14.4% Histioteuthis eltaninae.
62.59 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Kondakovia longimana 62.4% Kondakovia longimana.
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