Data_Sheet_1_Leopard Seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in New Zealand Waters Predating on Chondrichthyans.docx

• Main Authors: Krista van der Linde, Ingrid N. Visser, Rick Bout, Chris Lalas, Lara Shepherd, David Hocking, Brittany Finucci, Jim Fyfe, Matthew Pinkerton
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; chondrichthyans; diet; elephantfish; ghost shark; leopard seal; predation; scat; spiny dogfish; New Zealand; Hydrurga; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.795358.s001; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Leopard_Seals_Hydrurga_leptonyx_in_New_Zealand_Waters_Predating_on_Chondrichthyans_docx/17211614

Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are top-order predators that prey on a wide variety of species including crustaceans, cephalopods, fishes, birds, and pinnipeds. While multiple diet studies have been conducted worldwide, there are no previous accounts of leopard seals predating on chondrichthyans....