Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galeus melastomus
 
Main Ref. Mattson, S., 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 44.50 TL
Sample size 59 Percent empty
Country Norway Locality Raunefjorden, Norway
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
0.43 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Unspecified Gammaridea %W=0.44
0.03 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Elasmobranchii %W=0.029
0.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Maurolicus muelleri %W=0.14
0.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Unspecified Gonostomatidae %W=0.14
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomatoshistus norvagicus %W=0.2
0.28 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trisopterus esmarkii %W=0.29
0.33 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rhinonemus cimbrius %W=0.34
0.43 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa sp. Unidentified %W=0.44
0.47 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea sp. %W=0.48
2.73 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa inermis %W=2.8
2.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Name used in the literature is Meganyotiphanus norvegica. %W=3
3.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Thysanoessa spp. %W=3.2
0.04 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Bereomysis megalops Name needs confirmation. %W=0.042
0.04 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysida sp. %W=0.042
0.39 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Unspecified Mysidacea
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Unspecified Crustacean %W=0.51
0.09 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Astrorhiza sp. %W=0.09
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Nebalia bipes %W=0.31
0.02 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Sigalionidae %W= 0.02
0.81 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Hyalinoecia tubicola %W=0.83
0.81 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Onuphidae %W=0.83
0.83 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Errantia %W=0.02
0.83 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Unspecified Polychaeta %W=0.85
0.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Unspecified Natantia %W=0.32
0.35 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Lophogaster typicus
0.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Philocheras echinulatus %W=0.83
0.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Philocheras spp. %W=0.83
2.54 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Pontophilus spinosus %W=2.6
3.12 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepietta oweniana %W=3.2
12.69 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Rossia spp. Unidentified %W=13
25.39 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Rossia macrosoma %W=26
38.08 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Rossia spp. %W=39
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