Life Cycle
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Oocyte maturation occurs synchronously, thus, spawning is completed in a single occasion (Ref. 50743).
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds on fishes and mysids, Crangon antarcticus and Chorismus antarcticus.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Adults feed on fishes and mysids, Crangon antarcticus and Chorismus antarcticus (Ref. 5192). Spawning from end of summer to early winter and hatching occurs throughout winter. Eggs large, 2.4-3.4 mm in diameter, bright red and benthic (Ref. 5192). Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 35742).
- Recorder
- Astrid Jarre-Teichmann
