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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Etmopterus sculptus
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size 26 Percent empty 57.7
Country South Africa Locality Cape Columbine to Cape Agulhas
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Etmopterus sculptus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
38.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Lampanyctodes hectoris 32.7% Myctophidae, 0.3% Lampanyctodes hectoris, 5.1% unid. Teleosts.
3.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
41.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults mollusks
0.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults sea stars/brittle stars
16.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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