Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hyperoodon ampullatus
 
Main Ref. Fernandez, R., G.J. Pierce, C.D. MacLeod, A. Brownlow, R.J. Reid, E. Rogan and M.B. Santos, 2014
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 687.00 BL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
Country Locality Scotland, England, Ireland and The Netherlands
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hyperoodon ampullatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis melagroteuthis
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Mastigoteuthis schmidti
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Vampiroteuthis infernalis
0.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoteuthis sp.
0.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Lepidoteuthis sp.
0.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis reversa
1.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Haliphron atlanticus
2.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis bonellii
2.70 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Histioteuthis sp.
8.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthowenia megalops
11.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Teuthowenia sp.
18.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Taonius pavo
53.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus sp.
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