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Diet of the Antarctic starry skate Amblyraja georgiana (Rajidae, Chondrichthyes) at South Georgia (Southern Ocean)

Diet of the Antarctic starry skate Amblyraja georgiana (Rajidae, Chondrichthyes) at South Georgia (Southern Ocean)
Diet of the Antarctic starry skate Amblyraja georgiana (Rajidae, Chondrichthyes) at South Georgia (Southern Ocean)
Stomach contents were identified from 206 Antarctic starry skate (Amblyraja georgiana) that were collected during three groundfish surveys (September 2007, April 2008 and January 2009) at South Georgia, Southern Ocean. The diet of A. georgiana varied with skate size and between years. Preferred prey included fish (particularly for larger individuals) and Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, as well as amphipods, polychaetes and other benthic fauna. The skate A. georgiana appears to be an opportunistic predator, and the clear presence of Antarctic krill in this demersal predator’s diet may indicate a benthic habit of this euphausiid species, which has hitherto mainly been considered as occupying a purely pelagic niche.
Feeding ecology, Rajidae, Elasmobranch, Chondrichthyes, Euphausia superba, Krill
0722-4060
389-396
Main, Charlotte E.
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Collins, Martin A.
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Main, Charlotte E.
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Collins, Martin A.
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Main, Charlotte E. and Collins, Martin A. (2011) Diet of the Antarctic starry skate Amblyraja georgiana (Rajidae, Chondrichthyes) at South Georgia (Southern Ocean). Polar Biology, 34 (3), 389-396. (doi:10.1007/s00300-010-0894-9).

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Stomach contents were identified from 206 Antarctic starry skate (Amblyraja georgiana) that were collected during three groundfish surveys (September 2007, April 2008 and January 2009) at South Georgia, Southern Ocean. The diet of A. georgiana varied with skate size and between years. Preferred prey included fish (particularly for larger individuals) and Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, as well as amphipods, polychaetes and other benthic fauna. The skate A. georgiana appears to be an opportunistic predator, and the clear presence of Antarctic krill in this demersal predator’s diet may indicate a benthic habit of this euphausiid species, which has hitherto mainly been considered as occupying a purely pelagic niche.

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Published date: 2011
Keywords: Feeding ecology, Rajidae, Elasmobranch, Chondrichthyes, Euphausia superba, Krill

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Local EPrints ID: 179727
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/179727
ISSN: 0722-4060
PURE UUID: ba81c96d-66ab-49ed-8684-222e4374a707

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Date deposited: 04 Apr 2011 09:28
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:50

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Author: Charlotte E. Main
Author: Martin A. Collins

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