Food and Feeding Habits Summary Physeter macrocephalus
 
Main Ref. Santos, M.B., G.J. Pierce, M.G. Hartmann, C. Smeenk, M.J. Addink, T. Kuiken, R.J. Reid, I.A.P. Patterson, C. Lordan, E. Rogan and E. Mente, 2002
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 2 Percent empty
Country Netherlands Locality Ternuezen
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Physeter macrocephalus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
100.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Gonatus sp.
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