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 recruits/juv. 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
72.57 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Psychroteuthis glacialis % mass = 72.5
10.11 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus antarcticus % mass = 10.1
4.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Slosarczykovia circumantarctica % mass = 4.9
5.11 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Papillated Pareledone spp. % mass = 5.1
7.31 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Pareledone turqueti % mass = 7.3
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