Food and Feeding Habits Summary Squalus acanthias
 
Main Ref. Demirhan, S.A., K. Seyhan and N. Basusta, 2007
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 91.50 none
Sample size 176 Percent empty 37.2
Country Turkey Locality Southeast Black Sea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Squalus acanthias
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.01 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Syngnathus sp. %W=0.02
0.06 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus trachurus %W=0.11
0.17 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mullus spp. %W=0.33
0.18 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gobius sp. %W=0.35
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Uranoscopus scaber %W=0.8
0.51 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sprattus sprattus %W=1.01
0.59 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scorpaena spp. %W=1.17
2.54 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merlangius merlangus euxinus %W=5.03
3.92 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified demersal fish %W=7/76
43.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis encrasicholus %W=85.48
43.75 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified pelagic fish %W=86.64
0.01 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Squalus acanthias %W=0.02
0.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Undefined crab %W=0.01
0.86 % others mammals dolphins juv./adults Unpsecified Cetacean %W=1.71
0.02 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Rapana venosa %W=0.04
1.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified crustacean %W=3.59
0.01 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Other Unspecified mollusca %W=0.02
0.03 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Undefined Mollusca %W=0.05
0.13 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Unspecified others %W=0.25
0.00 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Parasagitta elegans %W=0.01
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon crangon %W=0.02
1.79 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Upogebia pusilla %W=3.55
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