Food items reported for Mitsukurina owstoni
n = 6
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthowenia pellucida New Zealand juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Helicolenus dactylopterus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified mesopelagic teleosts New Zealand juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs pelagic crabs South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Macrocypridina castanea New Zealand juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks octopi unspecified pelagic octopi South Africa juv./adults
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