The Comparative Feeding Ecology of Six Species of Shark and Four Species of Ray (Elasmobranchii) In The North-East Atlantic

R. Ellis, Jim; Pawson, M.G.; E. Shackley, S.

doi:10.1017/s0025315400029039

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The Comparative Feeding Ecology of Six Species of Shark and Four Species of Ray (Elasmobranchii) In The North-East Atlantic

Published in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom • Feb 1, 1996

Authors:

Jim R. Ellis

M.G. Pawson

S. E. Shackley

Abstract

The stomach contents of ten species of elasmobranch from the north-eastern Atlantic indicate that most are generalist predators, eating a variety of polychaetes, molluscs, crustaceans and teleosts. Two species, Mustelus asterias and Squatina scjuatina were found to be specialist feeders, consuming p...

Subject

Predation

Elasmobranchii

Biology

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