| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| : | 2008 |
| Authors: | M. R. L. Jones, Leschen R. A. B. |
| Journal: | New Zealand Journal of Zoology |
| Volume: | 35 |
| Pagination: | 251-253 |
| Date Published: | September |
| Type of Article: | Article |
| : | 0301-4223 |
| : | Lepidorhynchus denticulatus |
| : | Four scarab beetles (Acrossidius tasmaniae) and two unidentified weevils were recovered from the guts of a single individual of six deep-sea fishes trawled from depths of 326-418 m, c. 30-40 km off the Wairarapa coast, North Island, New Zealand. These constitute the first records of terrestrial arthropods in the diet of deep-sea fishes from the New Zealand region. Possible reasons describing how these terrestrial beetles came to be eaten by these fishes are discussed. |