Food and Feeding Habits Summary

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Kogia breviceps

Main Ref.	Beatson, E., 2007
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	TL
Sample size	27	Percent empty
Country	New Zealand	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 Kogia breviceps

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
0.31 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Megalocranchia sp
0.64 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Galiteuthis armata
1.21 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Taonius pavo
1.24 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis macrohista
2.27 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Chiroteuthis sp.	1.33% Chiroteuthis sp. 1; 0.54% Chiroteuthis sp. 2; 0.2% Chiroteuthis sp. 4; 0.14% Brachioteuthis picta; 0.06% Abraliopsis gilchristi.
4.95 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Pholidoteuthis massyae	2.21% Pholidoteuthis massyae; 1.98% Moroteuthis ingens; 0.5% Ancistrocheirus lesueuri; 0.25% Goantus antarcticus; 0.01% Octopus kaharoa.
7.67 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Teuthowenia pellucida
9.82 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Nototodarus spp
12.80 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis sp
59.09 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Histioteuthis miranda