More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info
FishBase
Food and Feeding Habits Summary Xiphias gladius
 
Main Ref. Satoh, K., K. Yokawa, H. Saito, H. Matsunaga, H. Okamoto and Y. Uozumi, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 32 Percent empty
Country Locality North and tropical Atlantic Ocean
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Xiphias gladius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
60.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pisces Sternoptychidae 0.7 Scopelarchidae 0.6 Alepisauridae 0.9 Anoplogastridae 1.9 Berycidae 66.2 Diretmidae 0.6 Bramidae 1.4 Gempylidae 2.9 Nomeidae 4.1 unidentified 22.1
2.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea
36.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14