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. 2021 Dec 8;9:e12608. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12608

Table 1. Number of prey events recorded through animal-borne cameras attached to 23 female Australian fur seals in northern Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia, during the austral winter (May–August) between 2008–2017.

Prey type Encountered (n) Captured (n) Proportion of items (%)
Invertebrates
Cephalopoda - Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) 1 1 0.08
Cephalopoda - Octopoda (Octopus spp.) 30 30 2.38
Cephalopoda - Tethida (squids) 5 5 0.40
Other - Spiny rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) 1 1 0.08
Vertebrates
Elasmoranchii - Carcharciniformes (catsharks) 1 0 0.00
Elasmoranchii - Myliobatiformes (stingrays) 8 8 0.63
Elasmoranchii - Necklace carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum) 1 0 0.00
Elasmoranchii - Squaliformes (dogfishes) 1 0 0.00
Beloniformes - Garfish (Hyporhamphus spp.) 2 2 0.16
Carangiformes - Jack Mackerel (Trachurus spp.) 280 85 6.73
Carangiformes - Trevally (Pseudocaranx spp.) 5 3 0.24
Carangiformes - Other Carangidae 21 11 0.87
Gadiformes - Codling (Moridae) 6 4 0.32
Ophidiiformes - Pink Ling (Genypterus blacodes) 3 3 0.24
Perciformes - Knifejaw (Oplegnathus spp.) 1 1 0.08
Perciformes - Redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus) 4 3 0.24
Scombriformes - Barracouta (Thyrsites atun) 3 3 0.24
Scorpaeniformes - Neosebastidae (gurnard perches) 83 75 5.94
Scorpaeniformes - Platycephalidae (flatheads) 6 5 0.40
Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae (gurnards) 334 301 23.83
Scorpaeniformes –Other 160 119 9.42
Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae (leatherjackets) 246 225 17.81
Tetraodontiformes - Slender-spined porcupine fish (Diodon nichthemerus) 3 3 0.24
Zeiformes - Silver dory (Cyttus australis) 24 18 1.43
Unidentified
Unidentified benthic prey 793 357 28.27
Total 2022 1263