Food habits of the hollowsnout grenadier, Caelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810), in the Aegean Sea, Turkey

Abstract

Stomach contents of 148 hollowsnout grenadier, Caelorinchus caelorhincus (RISSO, 1810), were examined. Crustaceans were found to be most important prey group in the diet. Polychaetes constituted the second most important prey group. Chaetognathans were only occasionally eaten.