Food Habits
Mesoplodon stejnegeri feeds primarily on deep-water squid. The diet includes both cephalopods and fish. A school of salmon was observed being chased by M. stejnegeri off the coast of Japan, and this species is sometimes trapped in salmon driftnets.
Animal Foods: fish; mollusks
Primary Diet: carnivore (Molluscivore )
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Editor: Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
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Author: Rebecca Ann Csomos, University of Michigan
Csomos, R. 2000. "Mesoplodon stejnegeri" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 04, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mesoplodon_stejnegeri.html
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