On feeding of Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905 (Pisces, Chaenichthyidae) off South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands

Abstract

The food of Champsocephalus gunnari caught off South Georgia and Kerguelen lslands consisted almost exclusively of krill (Euphausia superba Dana) with a certain amount of the amphipod Parathemisto gaudichaudi (Guerin). A mean length of prey picked out from stomachs of Ch. gunnari off Kerguelen was much lower than that found for the prey in stomachs of the species off South Georgia.