Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galeus melastomus
 
Main Ref. Carrassón, M., C. Stefanescu and J.E. Cartes, 1992
Fish stage adults Mean length 50.50 TL
Sample size 99 Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Catalan Sea, 1988-90
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Galeus melastomus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
34.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
27.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
38.50 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods recruits/juv. Todarodes sagittatus cephalopods (Todarodes sagittatus)
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