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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Xiphias gladius
 
Main Ref. Moreira, F., 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Portugal Locality off the Portuguese coast.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Xiphias gladius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
53.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou 50.2% Micromesistius poutassou, 2.7% Scomber sp., 0.3% Cubiceps gracilis.
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
44.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Onychoteuthys banksii 13.9% Illex sp., 4.6% Todaropsis eblanae, 5.8% Taningia danae, 16.8% Onychoteuthys banksii, 0.3% Chiroteuthidae, 0.8% Cranchiidae, 0.02% Argonauta sp., 2.5% unid. Cephalopods.
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