Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Globicephala melas

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Globicephala melas

Main Ref.	Clarke, M. and N. Goodall, 1994
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size	4	Percent empty
Country	Argentina	Locality	Tierra del Fuego
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Globicephala melas

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
11.20 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	octopi	juv./adults	octopodid
0.40 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Galiteuthis armata
0.40 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Gonatus antarcticus
0.70 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Alluroteuthis antarcticus
1.70 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
2.70 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Chiroteuthis veranyi	Chiroteuthis veryani.
7.80 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Brachioteuthis riisei
8.60 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis eltaninae
14.80 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Loligo gahi
51.70 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Moroteuthis ingens