<p>Fish, marine mammals, and carrion are three staples in the diet of <span class="taxon"><em>Somniosus microcephalus</em></span>. Fish include herring (<span class="taxon">Clupeinae</span>), salmon (<span class="taxon">Salmonidae</span>), smelt (<span class="taxon">Osmeridae</span>), cod (<span class="taxon">Gadidae</span>), pollock (<span class="taxon"><em>Theragra</em></span>), haddock (<span class="taxon"><em>Melanogrammus</em></span>), halibut (<span class="taxon"><em>Hippoglossus</em></span>), redfish (<span class="taxon"><em>Hoplostethus</em></span>), sculpins (<span class="taxon">Cottoidei</span>), lumpfish (<span class="taxon"><em>Cyclopterus</em></span>), and skates (<span class="taxon">Rajiformes</span>). Seals (<span class="taxon">Phocidae</span>) and small whales (<span class="taxon">Delphinidae</span>) are also common food items. Drowned horses and reindeer have also been found in the stomachs of captured specimens. <span class="taxon"><em>Somniosus microcephalus</em></span> has been observed feeding in great numbers on carrion produced by commercial whaling and fishing operations.<span> (Compagno and Fowler, 2005; Compagno, 1984)</span></p>  <p><strong>Animal Foods: </strong>Mammals; Fish; Carrion; Mollusks; Aquatic Crustaceans; Echinoderms; Cnidarians</p>