Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rhizoprionodon acutus
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., S.J.M. Blaber and D.T. Brewer, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 57.00 TL
Sample size 8 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Gulf of Carpentaria, 1990.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rhizoprionodon acutus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
86.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 85.9% Teleostei, 0.5% other
9.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
1.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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