Age and Feeding Habits of Caml Grenadier Macrourus caml in Cosmonauts Sea

• Published in: Fishes
• Main Authors: Siqing Xu, Peng Sun, Chi Zhang, Jianchao Li, Xiaoyu Xi, Shuyang Ma, Wenchao Zhang, Yongjun Tian
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Macrourus caml; age; stomach contents analysis; metabarcoding analysis; Antarctic; Cosmonauts Sea; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Toothfish; Cosmonauts sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8010056

Macrourus caml is a main by-catch in the Southern Ocean fishery and a main prey species of Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni; it plays an important role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem. In this study, age estimation and stomach content analysis were conducted by using samples collected from t...