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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sphyrna tiburo
 
Main Ref. Cortés, E., 2002
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 73.50 TL
Sample size 355 Percent empty 5
Country USA Locality Southwest Florida, May 1992-November 1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sphyrna tiburo
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.70 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Syringodium filiforme 3.8% Syringodium filiforme, 2.56% Halodule wrightii, 0.67% Thalassia testudinum
0.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ophichthidae 0.09% Ophichthidae, 0.61% unid. Fish
86.99 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae 71.44% Portunidae, 0.01% Paguridae, 0.22% Majidae, 0.56% Xanthidae, 0.04% Leucosiidae, 7.4% unid. Crabs
0.16 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Limulus polyphemus 0.15% Limulus polyphemus
0.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeus duorarum 0.09% Penaeus duorarum, 0.13% unid. Shrimp
0.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo pealei 0.7% Loligo pealei, 0.12% unid. Squid
3.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Squilla empusa 2.97% Squilla empusa
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