Food and Feeding Habits Summary Apristurus brunneus
 
Main Ref. Cross, J.N., 1988
Fish stage adults Mean length 49.60 TL
Sample size 73 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Off southern California
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Apristurus brunneus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
21.76 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
4.66 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.41 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
61.35 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae, Caridea, Galatheidae
11.81 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthoidea Teuthoidea
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