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The feeding behaviour of adult Eusirus perdentatus was observed in aquaria. These observations and the analysis of gut contents of preserved specimens demonstrate that this species is a carnivorous predator feeding on polychaetes, amphipods and other small crustaceans. Apparently the localization and capture of prey in aquaria follows a fixed pattern.
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Klages, M., Gutt, J. Observations on the feeding behaviour of the Antarctic Gammarid Eusirus perdentatus Chevreux, 1912 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in aquaria. Polar Biol 10, 359–364 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237823
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