Review Article

Some Rare and Insufficiently Studied Snailfish (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes, Pisces) in the Pacific Waters off the Northern Kuril Islands and Southeastern Kamchatka, Russia

Table 6

Frequency of occurrence of food items in stomachs of eight snailfish species off the northern Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka.

Dietary componentSpecies
C. zachirusC. collettiC. melanurusC. cypselurusE. obscurusP. grandisP. beckeriA. jordani

Anthozoa20.0
Polychaeta3.13.620.0
Ostracoda10.0
Cumacea3.0
Amphipoda25.020.025.065.056.410.010.0
Euphausiacea1.0
Decapoda65.640.080.037.061.090.030.0
Bivalvia3.1
Gastropoda10.0
Octopoda10.0
Ophiuroidea10.0
Pisces5.03.010.020.0
Fish eggs3.1
Fishery offal10.0
Unidentified organic material20.0

Number of fish examined3255100100551010
Percent of empty stomachs21.920.020.041.248.448.020.0