Food and Feeding Habits Summary Centroscymnus coelolepis
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 71.20 TL
Sample size 93 Percent empty 24
Country South Africa Locality west coast of southern Africa
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Centroscymnus coelolepis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
13.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Brama brama 1.4% Epigonus, 1.4% Merluccius, 1.4% Brama brama, 17.8% unidentified teleosts
1.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
12.60 % others mammals n.a./other mammals juv./adults Cetacea Cetacea
71.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis 6.9% Leucoteuthis, 8.9% Octopoteuthis, 55.4% unidentified cephalopods
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