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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Squatina dumeril
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 42.00 NG
Sample size 18 Percent empty 5.56
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic, offshore south and inshore north of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Squatina dumeril
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unciola irrorata Panguridae (0.3%), unidentified Decapoda (0.2%), unidentified Crustacea (<0.1%), Cirolana sp. (<0.1%), and Unciola irrorata (<0.1%).
0.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others plants Unspecified plants.
71.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
20.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
1.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Unspecified Cephalopoda.
0.10 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Ninoe nigripes Unspecified Nematodes (0.1%) and Ninoe nigripes (<0.1%).
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangonidae Crangonidae.
7.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo pealeii Ommastrephidae (0.4%) and Loligo pealeii (6.6%).
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