Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galeus eastmani
 
Main Ref. Horie, T. and S. Tanaka, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 292 Percent empty
Country Japan Locality West 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
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
8.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Glossanodon semifasciatus Osteichthyes spp. 2.5 Anguiliformes 0.1 Euteleostei spp. 0.1 Glossanodon semifasciatus 1.8 Myctophidae spp. 1.5 Diaphus garmani 0.4
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura spp. Brachyura spp. Dorippidae sp. 0.1
47.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiacea 46.4
0.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cirolana japonensis Cirolana japonensis 0.02 Argathona japonica 0.1 Aegidae spp. 0.1 Aega antillensis 0.1
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Munida japonica Scyllaridae spp. 0.1 Scyllarus cultrifer 0.02 Scyllarides squamosus 0.03 Diogenidae spp. 0.2 Munida japonica 0.2
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda spp. Decapoda spp. 3.0 Crustacea spp. 1.7 Octopoda spp. 0.01
0.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
14.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestes lucens Sergestes lucens 2.6 Oplophoridae spp. 6.1 Oplophorus gracilirostris 1.0 Plesionika grandis 2.6 Plesionika martia 0.2 Heterocarpus spp. 0.3 Crangonidae spp. 1.2 Crangon sagamiensis 0.8
23.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Watasenia scintillans Cephalopoda 0.1 Coleoidea spp. 2.8 Sepiolidae spp. 0.4 Sepiolidae spp. beak 0.1 Sepiolina nipponensis 0.3 Loliginidae spp. 0.001 Enoploteuthidae spp. beak 0.5 Watasenia scintillans 14.1 Histioteuthidae spp. beak 0.05
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