Distribution of cephalopods recorded in the diet of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) around South Georgia

Xavier, J.C., Rodhouse, P.G., Purves, M.G., Daw, T., Arata, J. and Pilling, G.M. (2002) Distribution of cephalopods recorded in the diet of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) around South Georgia. Polar Biology, 25. pp. 323-330.

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Abstract

The cephalopod component of the diet of Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides, around South Georgia was analysed from stomach contents collected between March and May 2000. Cephalopods occurred in 7% of D. eleginoides stomachs. A total of 363 cephalopod beaks were found, comprising 16 cephalopod species, of which 15 had not been previously recorded in the diet. Octopodid A (probably Pareledone turqueti) was the most important cephalopod species by number of lower beaks (36 beaks; 20.2% of the lower beaks) and Kondakovia longimana was the most important in terms of estimated mass (76% of the cephalopod component). When the cephalopod component of D. eleginoides was compared with other predators between March and May 2000, D. eleginoides fed more on octopods (25% of the lower beaks) than black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses (

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Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of International Development
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Depositing User: Abigail Dalgleish
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2011 11:12
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 03:28
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/29695
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-001-0343-x

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