Food and Feeding Habits Summary Prionace glauca
 
Main Ref. Cordova-Zavaleta, F., J. Mendo, S.A. Briones-Hernandez, N. Acuna-Perales, A. Gonzalez-Pestana, J. Alfaro-Shigueto and J.C. Mangel, 2018
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 143 Percent empty 19.58
Country Peru Locality Mancora and Salaverry ports in northern Peru
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Prionace glauca
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Auxis thazard %W=0.02
0.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius gayi peruanus %W=0.56
1.52 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis ringens %W=1.52
1.65 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Coryphaena hippurus %W=1.65
0.25 % others mammals dolphins juv./adults Delphinus capensis %W=0.25
0.91 % others mammals dolphins juv./adults unspecified Delphinidae %W=0.91
2.25 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs unspecified Exocoetidae eggs %W=2.25
33.04 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults unspecified cephalopods %W=33.04
3.51 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fishes %W=3.51
0.81 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Pleuroncodes monodon %W=0.81
0.01 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Muusoctopus sp. %W=0.01
0.01 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Tremoctopus violaceus %W=0.01
2.96 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Vampyroteuthis infernalis %W=2.96
3.15 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Japetella diaphana %W=3.15
14.52 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Argonauta spp. %W=14.52
0.05 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus antarcticus %W=0.05
0.07 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Onychoteuthis banksii %W=0.07
0.11 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Pholidoteuthis massyae %W=0.11
0.24 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Leachia danae %W=0.24
0.28 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Abraliopsis affinis %W=0.28
0.87 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus sp. %W=0.87
0.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Galiteuthis pacifica %W=0.88
0.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis dentata %W=0.88
0.93 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Chiroteuthis veranyi %W=0.93
1.22 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Ommastrephes bartramii %W=1.22
1.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sicula %W=1.3
1.39 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Doryteuthis (Amerigo) gahi %W=1.39
2.91 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Stigmatoteuthis hoylei %W=2.91
4.03 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Dosidicus gigas %W=4.03
5.88 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus antarcticus %W=5.88
6.43 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Thysanoteuthis rhombus %W=6.43
7.37 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Ancistrocheirus lesueurii %W=7.37
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