Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Mesoplodon densirostris

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mesoplodon densirostris

Main Ref.	Santos, M.B., V. Martin, M. Arbelo, A. Fernández and G.J. Pierce, 2007
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size	1	Percent empty
Country	Canary Is.	Locality	Not stated
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mesoplodon densirostris

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name
0.15 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Myctophidae
84.68 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Gadidae
1.32 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis sp.
1.51 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis reversa
2.93 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis
3.23 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Taonius pavo
6.18 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Octopoteuthis sicula