Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leptonychotes weddellii
 
Main Ref. Daneri, G.A., A.R. Carlini, A. Negri, A.L. Allcock and A. Corbalán, 2012
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size 79 Percent empty
Country Antarctica Locality Hut Cove, Hope Bay
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leptonychotes weddellii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.20 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Papillated Pareledone
82.10 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Pareledone turqueti
6.40 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Adelieledone polymorpha
0.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Psychroteuthis glacialis
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