Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rhizoprionodon porosus
 
Main Ref. Silva, C.M.L. and Z.S. Almeida, 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size 252 Percent empty 26
Country Brazil Locality Western coast of the state of Maranhão
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rhizoprionodon porosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.82 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians n.a./others Ascidia
1.22 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Peprilus paru
1.33 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Stellifer naso
1.60 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Cetengraulis edentulus
3.82 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Batrachoides surinamensis
3.82 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Elopiformes
4.45 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Anchoa spinifer
4.52 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Trichiurus lepturus
5.34 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Nebris microps
7.63 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Ophistonema oglinum
12.46 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Macrodon ancylodon
31.92 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Sphoeroides testudineus
5.66 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others Callinectes sp.
1.91 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Penaeus sp.
10.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish n.a./others Loligo sp.
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