Food and Feeding Habits Summary Squalus acanthias
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 64.30 SL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 13
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off the Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Squalus acanthias
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
92.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis japonicus Engraulis japonicus 92.0
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others fishes unidentified fishes <1.0
7.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda Cephalopoda
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