Table 3 Energy density and proximate composition of Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei) prey from the Gulf of Mexico.

From: Critically endangered Rice’s whales (Balaenoptera ricei) selectively feed on high-quality prey in the Gulf of Mexico

Species

N

Energy density (kJ/g wet)

Energy density (kJ/g dry)

%Lipid

%Protein

%Moisture

Ariomma bondi

3

5.15 ± 0.34

20.78 ± 1.71

4.42 ± 2.14

17.627 ± 0.35

75.13 ± 2.01

Diaphus dumerilii

7

3.78 ± 0.26

17.89 ± .074

2.26 ± 0.72

12.32 ± 0.73

78.85 ± 1.06

Doryteuthis pealeii

8

3.43 ± 0.43

20.14 ± 0.53

1.20 ± 0.27

11.78 ± 1.47

82.97 ± 2.078

Maurolicus weitzmani

23

3.67 ± 0.317

17.65 ± 0.94

2.27 ± 0.73

12.52 ± 0.92

79.21 ± 1.71

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