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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hexanchus griseus
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., 1994
Fish stage adults Mean length 250.00 TL
Sample size 12 Percent empty 25
Country Locality Walvis Bay, Namibia to Natal, South Africa
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hexanchus griseus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius spp. Merluccius spp.
32.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Helicolenus dactylopterus Helicolenus dactylopterus
9.40 % others mammals dolphins juv./adults Delphinidae Delphinidae
6.70 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Callorhinchus capensis Callorhinchus capensis
38.80 % others mammals pinnipeds juv./adults Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
2.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo vulgaris reynaudii Loligo vulgaris reynaudii
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