Food and Feeding Habits Summary Squatina dumeril
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 119.00 NG
Sample size 6 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Middle Atlantic, offshore south and inshore north of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Squatina dumeril
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
90.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomatomus saltatrix Pomatomus saltatrix (57.8%), Peprilus triacanthus (0.9%), Prionotus carolinus (20.5%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (11.7%).
8.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Ovalipes ocellatus Ovalipes ocellatus (0.8%) and unidentified Cephalopoda (<0.1%).
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