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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., G.J. Pierce, J. Herman, A. López, A. Guerra, E. Mente and M.R. Clarke, 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 1 Percent empty
Country UK Scotland Locality North Uist, Outer Hebrides
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
3.89 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis sp. 0.05% Chenopteryx sicula, 1.74% Octopoteuthis sicula, 1.75% Moroteuthis sp., 0.35% Cycloteuthis sirventi.
5.69 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Todarodes sagittatus
6.24 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthowenia sp. 0.80% Megalocranchia sp., 5.44% Teuthowenia sp. (type 2).
6.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Pholidoteuthis boschmai 0.02% Brachioteuthis riisei, 1.91% Chiroteuthis veranyi, 0.29% Chiroteuthis sp. (type 2), 4.28% Pholidoteuthis boschmai.
7.23 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Galiteuthis armata
8.13 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis schmidti
9.42 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taonius pavo
12.72 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis corona 2.22% Histioteuthis reversa, 5.30% Histioteuthis corona, 2.94% Histioteuthis bonnellii, 0.84% Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis, 1.42% Histioteuthis type A.
13.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthowenia megalops
26.28 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus sp.
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