Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Bathynomus giganteus

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bathynomus giganteus

Main Ref.	Barradas-Ortiz, C., P. Briones-Fourzán and E. Lozano-Álvarez, 2003
Fish stage	adults	Mean length	28.70 none
Sample size	44	Percent empty
Country	Mexico	Locality	Yucatan slope
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Bathynomus giganteus

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name
9.40 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	n.a./other benth. crustaceans	juv./adults	Crustacea
6.00 %	nekton	cephalopods	squids/cuttlefish	juv./adults	Cephalopoda
5.10 %	detritus	detritus	debris	n.a./others	Soft matter
43.70 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Pisces
0.10 %	zoobenthos	other benth. invertebrates	n.a./other benth. invertebrates	juv./adults	Forams, polychaetes and nematodes
35.70 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	Sponges