Cephalopods in the stomach contents of four Elasmobranch species from the northern Aegean Sea

Abstract

        Stomach contents of four selachians Galeus melastomus (RAFINESQUE, 1810), Scyliorhinus canicula (LINNAEUS, 1758), Mustelus mustelus (LINNAEUS, 1758), and Raja clavata (LINNAEUS, 1758) caught in the northern Aegean Sea, showed cephalopod remains. Two genera of cephalopods and eight species were identified. Identified cephalopod species are the well-known components of the teuthofauna of the northern Aegean Sea. This study showed that cephalopods are the common prey items of the examined selachians.