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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scleropages jardinii
 
Main Ref. Tait, R.D., 1981
Fish stage adults Mean length 51.00 TL
Sample size 63 Percent empty 3
Country Australia Locality Magela Creek floodplain, northern Australia, Nov. 1978 to Dec. 1979.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scleropages jardinii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Partly digested fish Partly digested fish
4.90 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Fish scales Fish scales
50.40 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera 1.1% Orthoptera, 2.7% Hemiptera, 35.8% Coleoptera adults
43.20 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plant 1.5% Poaceae, 11.1% Terrestrial plant parts, 30.6% unidentified plant debris
0.30 % others herps toads/frogs juv./adults Anura Anura, Squamata
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