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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 recruits/juv. Mean length 455.00 none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Canary Is. Locality Gran Tarajal, Fuerteventura, 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
1.87 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Megalocranchia sp.
2.67 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Galiteuthis armata 1.98% Galiteuthis armata; 0.6% Teuthowenia megalops; 0.09% Vampiroteuthis infernalis.
3.23 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis type A Histioteuthis type A group (Histioteuthis beaks couldn't be identified but includes .Histioteuthis arcturi, Histioteuthis corona, Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis and Histioteuthis nonnellii).
3.42 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Chiroteuthis veranyi
7.76 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis
8.32 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taonius pavo
10.27 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis schmidti
12.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis reversa
23.37 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sicula
26.59 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taningia danae
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