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 510.00 none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Canary Is. Locality La Jaqueta, 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
2.47 % 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).
5.31 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis schmidti
5.84 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cycloteuthis sirventi
6.24 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthowenia megalops
6.97 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis reversa
7.04 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis sp.
7.61 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sicula
10.82 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Chiroteuthis veranyi 3.95% Chiroteuthis veranyi; 6.87% Chiroteuthis sp.
16.34 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taonius pavo
31.36 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Pholidoteuthis boschmai 0.1% unidentified crustacean; 31.26% Pholidoteuthis boschmai.
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