Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galeus nipponensis
 
Main Ref. Horie, T. and S. Tanaka, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 380 Percent empty
Country Japan Locality Suruga Bay, April 1981-May 1996.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Galeus nipponensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
71.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults lobsters
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
0.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
17.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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