Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mirounga leonina
 
Main Ref. Daneri, G.A., A.R. Carlini, E.R. Marschoff, A. Harrington, J. Negrete, J.A. Mennucci and M.E.I. Márquez, 2014
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size 232 Percent empty 30.2
Country Antarctica Locality Isla 25 de mayo, King George Island, South Shetland Islands
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
39.18 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Psychroteuthis glacialis % mass = 39.1
4.41 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis knipovitchi % mass = 4.4
35.37 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Kondakovia longimana % mass = 35.3
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Adelieledone polymorpha % mass = 0.3
0.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Slosarczykovia circumantarctica % mass = 0.6
0.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Galiteuthis glacialis % mass = 0.7
10.12 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Papillated Pareledone spp. % mass = 10.1
6.51 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Pareledone turqueti % mass = 6.5
2.81 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Alluroteuthis antarcticus % mass = 2.8
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