Food and Feeding Habits Summary Galeus melastomus
 
Main Ref. Cortés, E., 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size 3716 Percent empty
Country Locality Not stated.
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
33.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish Troph of prey from Table 1 in Ref. 33559; s.e. adjusted from Foodtroph table.
32.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapod crustaceans Decapod crustaceans. Troph of prey from Table 1 in Ref. 33559; s.e. adjusted from Foodtroph table.
14.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benthic invertebrates Troph of prey from Table 1 in Ref. 33559; s.e. adjusted from Foodtroph table.
16.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults planktonic invertebrates Troph of prey from Table 1 in Ref. 33559; s.e. adjusted from Foodtroph table.
3.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish Troph of prey from Table 1 in Ref. 33559; s.e. adjusted from Foodtroph table.
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