Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alepisaurus ferox
 
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 168 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 Alepisaurus ferox
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
16.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pisces Chauliodontidae 0.2 Sternoptychidae 6.1 Omosudidae 3.5 Scopelarchidae 0.5 Paralepididae 5.9 Alepisauridae 68.9 Syngnathidae 0.7 Macrouridae 0.2 Anoplogastridae 2.5 Berycidae 0.6 Trachipteridae 0.1 Regalecidae 0.5 Bramidae 1.7 Gempylidae 1.9 Nomeidae 0.1 Scombridae 0.1 Diodontidae 1.4 Tetraodontidae 2.1 Molidae 2.6 unidentified 0.5
5.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Atlantidae Carinariidae
74.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea
4.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
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