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Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Ziphius cavirostris
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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ziphius cavirostris
 
Main Ref. Santos, M.B., V. Martin, M. Arbelo, A. Fernández and G.J. Pierce, 2007
Fish stage adults Mean length 530.00 none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Canary Is. Locality Los Ajaches, Lanzorte, Canary Island
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
0.54 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthowenia megalops
1.78 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis
3.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis schmidti
4.08 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis reversa
5.18 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taonius pavo
12.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cycloteuthis sirventi
13.02 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Chiroteuthis sp.
13.86 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis sp.
16.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Megalocranchia sp.
27.96 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sicula 5.59% Chiroteuthis veranyi; 7.43% Chiroteuthis sp.
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