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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Neoarius graeffei
 
Main Ref. Sumpton, W. and J. Greenwood, 1990
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.50 OT
Sample size 14 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Logan-Albert Estuarine System, Moreton Bay, Qld., 1983.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Neoarius graeffei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 1% amphipods
7.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others macrophytes 4.0% macrophytes
3.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults teleosts 1% teleosts, 1% fish scales
1.80 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others filamentous algae 1% filamentous algae
19.60 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects 11.0% insects
3.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 2.0% isopods
14.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Acetes 8.0% mysids & Acetes
1.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans 1% unidentified crustaceans
16.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoids 9.0% calanoids
30.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 17.0% polychaetes
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