Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galeus eastmani
 
Main Ref. Horie, T. and S. Tanaka, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 286 Percent empty
Country Japan Locality East Suruga Bay, 1981-1996
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Galeus eastmani
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Amphipoda spp. 1.0 Gammaridae spp. 0.1
46.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Glossanodon semifasciatus Osteichthyes spp. 8.9 Engraulis japonicus 2.8 Euteleostei spp 0.5 Glossanodon semifasciatus 4.7 Maurolicus muelleri 0.3 Sternoptychidae sp. 0.7 Myctophidae 6.2
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Goneplax renoculis Brachyura spp. 0.5 Megalopa 1.1 Goneplax renoculis 0.1
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea spp. Euphausiacea spp. 0.9
6.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Bathynomus doederleinii Cirolana japonensis 0.2 Bathynomus doederleini 2.3 Aegidae spp. 2.5 Aega antillensis 1.3
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Parapagurus monstrosus Palinuridae sp. 0.1 Scyllaridae 0.4 Scyllarus cultrifer 0.2 Diogenidae spp. 0.7 Parapagurus monstrosus 0.4 Galatheidae sp. 0.02
9.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda spp. Decapoda spp. 6.8 Crustacea spp. 2.2
1.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Amphinomidae Polychaeta spp. 0.92 Amphinomidae sp. 0.3
7.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon sagamiensis Haliporoides sibogae 0.2 Sergestes lucens 0.1 Plesionika martia 1.9 Heterocarpus sibogae 0.2 Crangonidae spp. 1.5 Crangon sagamiensis 2.8 Polycheles typhlops 0.1
21.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Watasenia scintillans Coleoidea spp. 4.2 Sepiolidae spp. 0.5 Sepiolidae spp. beak 0.1 Sepiolina nipponensis 2.4 Enoploteuthidae spp. 0.7 Enoploteuthidae spp. beak 0.4 Watasenia scintillans 6.1 Octopoda spp. 0.6
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