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 528.00 none
Sample size Percent empty
Country Canary Is. Locality El Esquinzo, 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
0.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Discoteuthis sp.
2.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis sp.
19.81 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sicula
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