Food and Feeding Habits Summary Centrophorus squamosus
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 87.00 TL
Sample size 21 Percent empty 14
Country Locality between Walvis Bay and the Agulhas Bank
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Centrophorus squamosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diretmoides parini Diretmoides parini
2.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Macrouridae Macrouridae
10.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
11.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus capensis Trachurus capensis
29.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius paradoxus Merluccius paradoxus
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
2.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Moroteuthis robsoni Moroteuthis robsoni
40.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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