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Table 2 Stomach content of Macrourus whitsoni.

From: Parasite fauna of Antarctic Macrourus whitsoni (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) in comparison with closely related macrourids

Prey

F (%)

N (%)

W (%)

IRI

Crustacea

92.3

98.3

89.3

17,315.48

Amphipoda

30.8

18.0

2.4

628.32

Mysida

12.8

10.2

9.8

256.00

Isopoda

5.1

0.7

0.3

4.98

Unidentified

84.6

69.5

86.9

13,231.44

Unidentified

12.8

1.7

0.8

31.50

Results of stomach content analysis of 47 specimens of M. whitsoni sampled off Elephant and King George Islands, Antarctica. Frequency of occurrence (F in %), numerical percentage (N in %), weight percentage (W in %) and the index of relative importance (IRI) of the major prey groups are shown