Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ziphius cavirostris
 
Main Ref. Blanco, C. and J.A. Raga, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 510.00 none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Pinedo (39°24'North, 00°19'West), Spain
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ziphius cavirostris
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Chtenopteryx sicula
0.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Ancistrocheirus lesueurii
0.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Chiroteuthis veranyi
1.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Galiteuthis armata
1.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sicula
24.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis reversa
34.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis bonnellii
36.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Todarodes sagittatus
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