Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mustelus henlei
 
Main Ref. Talent, L.G., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 90.00 TL
Sample size 11 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Elkhorn Slough, California, October 1971 - December 1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mustelus henlei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bothidae Bothidae
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gillichthys mirabilis Gillichthys mirabilis
1.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis mordax Engraulis mordax
2.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Blepharipoda sp. Blepharipoda sp.
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hemigrapsus oregonensis Hemigrapsus oregonensis
30.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer gracilis Cancer gracilis
51.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer productus Cancer productus
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Crangon sp. Crangon sp.
0.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo opalescens Loligo opalescens
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