Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sphyrna lewini
 
Main Ref. Flores-Martínez, I.A., Y.E. Torres-Rojas, F. Galván-Magaña and J. Ramos-Miranda, 2017
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 126.50 none
Sample size 164 Percent empty 41.46
Country Mexico Locality Puerto Madero; in the south-eastern Gulf of Tehuantepec
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sphyrna lewini
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Brotula spp. %W=0.05
0.07 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Seriola peruana %W=0.07
0.22 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Symphurus spp. %W=0.22
1.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Aplatophis spp. %W=1.05
1.42 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Auxis rochei %W=1.42
4.46 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Isopistus remifer %W=4.46
6.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Euthynnus lineatus %W=6.14
12.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa ischana %W=12.49
15.97 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomadasys panamensis %W=15.96
16.03 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Chloroscombrus orqueta %W=16.02
20.18 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Selene peruviana %W=20.17
0.47 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Litopenaeus spp. %W=0.47
19.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Xiphopenaeus riveti %W=19.92
0.01 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Dosidicus gigas %W=0.01
0.84 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loliolopsis diomedeae %W=0.84
0.64 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Cloridopsis dubia %W=0.64
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