Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lates calcarifer
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., D.T. Brewer and S.J.M. Blaber, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 43.90 SL
Sample size 251 Percent empty 51
Country Australia Locality Norman Estuary, Gulf of Carpentaria, April 1991-February 1992
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lates calcarifer
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
83.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura
2.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans crustaceans other than Brachyura
0.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
12.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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