Food and Feeding Habits Summary Stenella coeruleoalba
 
Main Ref. Spitz, J., E. Richard, L. Meynier, C. Pusineri and V. Ridoux, 2006
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 32 Percent empty
Country France Locality Bay of Biscay
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Stenella coeruleoalba
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ceratoscopelus maderensis
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis encrasicolus
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Notoscopelus kroyeri
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Spondylosoma cantharus
0.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unidentified Gobiidae
1.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unidentified rocklings
1.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius merluccius
1.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unidentified Mugilidae
3.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merlangius merlangus
4.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus spp.
12.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Atherina presbyter
34.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Micromesistius poutassou
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Brachioteuthis riisei
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepia officinalis
0.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis reversa
0.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teutowenia megalops
0.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Alloteuthis spp.
0.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unidentified Sepiolidae
3.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo spp.
16.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unidentified Ommastrephidae
17.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus steenstrupi
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