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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Xiphias gladius
 
Main Ref. Scott, W.B. and S.N. Tibbo, 1968
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 250.00 TL
Sample size 60 Percent empty
Country Locality Western North Atlantic, 1958-1965
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
1.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gempylidae Gempylidae
1.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Alepisaurus spp. 0.26% Myctophidae, 0.43% Alepisaurus spp., 0.28% Selar crumenophthalmus, 0.24% Ammodytes spp. 0.19% Chauliodus spp.0.13% Nezumia bairdi, 0.07% Anguilliformes
1.83 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scomberesox saurus Scomberesox saurus
6.38 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sebastes marinus Sebastes marinus
6.94 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Clupea harengus Clupea harengus
11.83 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Paralepididae Paralepididae
13.56 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius bilinearis Merluccius bilinearis
28.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish unidentified
28.37 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scomber scombrus Scomber scombrus
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