Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Sphyrna zygaena
n = 6
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
nekton 98 5.4 adults South Africa Eastern Cape Coast 26971
nekton 69 4.2 juv./adults - Not stated. 33559
nekton 50 4.5 juv./adults South Africa Eastern Cape Coast 26971
nekton 100 4.5 adults USA Inshore south of Cape Hatteras and Northwest Atlantic. 37512
nekton 64 4.5 adults USA Inshore south of Cape Hatteras and Northwest Atlantic. 37512
nekton 35 4.5 juv./adults Peru along the coast of northern Peru 121216
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