Food and Feeding Habits Summary Squalus mitsukurii
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 62.70 NG
Sample size 271 Percent empty 22
Country South Africa Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Squalus mitsukurii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
80.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius spp. 32.7% Merluccius spp., 23% Lepidopus caudatus, 0.5% Myctophidae, 1.5% Helicolenus dactylopterus, 0.4% Paracallionymus costatus, 0.4% Coelorinchus fasciatus, 0.8% Scomberesox saurus scombroides, 1.2% Sardinops ocellatus, 0.1% Zeus capensis, 0.4% Emmelichthys nitidus, 0.2% Gnathophis capensis, 19.2% unid. Teleosts.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Parapagurus sp. Parapagurus sp., Mursa cristimanus.
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
18.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Todarodes angolensis Todarodes angolensis.
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