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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sphyrna tiburo
 
Main Ref. Cortés, E., C.A. Manire and R.E. Hueter, 1996
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 59.50 OT
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
7.64 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Thalassia testudinum Thalassia testudinum, Syringodium filiforme, Halodule wrightii
0.76 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ophichthidae Ophichthidae
87.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae Portunidae, Paguridae, Majidae, Xanthidae, Leucosiidae
0.22 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Limulus polyphemus Limulus polyphemus
0.22 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
0.87 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loliginidae Loliginidae incl. 0.01% gastropod
3.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Squillidae Squillidae
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