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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hexanchus griseus
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 100.00 TL
Sample size 57 Percent empty 32
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
0.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etrumeus whiteheadi Etrumeus whiteheadi
1.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops sagax Sardinops sagax
3.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diaphus sp. Diaphus sp.
12.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
22.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius spp. Merluccius spp.
12.40 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Scyliorhinidae Scyliorhinidae
47.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Todarodes angolensis Todarodes angolensis
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