Food and Feeding Habits Summary Arctocephalus forsteri
 
Main Ref. Harcourt, R.G., C.J.A. Bradshaw, K. Dickson and L.S. Davis, 2002
Fish stage adults Mean length none
Sample size 24 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Fuchsia Gully, Otago Peninsula, South Island
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Arctocephalus forsteri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Others Prey representing <5% in any one season.
96.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Nototodarus sloanii
3.80 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octopus maorum
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