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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Deania calceus
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 81.80 TL
Sample size 81 Percent empty 23
Country Locality west coast of southern Africa
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Deania calceus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Myctophidae Myctophidae
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Paralepididae Paralepididae
9.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Melanostomias spilorhynchus Melanostomias spilorhynchus
71.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diaphus ostenfeldi Diaphus ostenfeldi
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
16.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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