Food and Feeding Habits Summary Netuma thalassina
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., S.J.M. Blaber and D.T. Brewer, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 42.30 SL
Sample size 55 Percent empty 33
Country Australia Locality Gulf of Carpentaria, 1990
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Netuma thalassina
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.42 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 29% Teleostei
37.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 34.5% Brachyura
0.11 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
4.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults other Crustacea 4.2% other Crustacea
0.33 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
0.65 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae 0.6% Penaeidae
8.23 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 7.6% Cephalopoda
17.33 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda 16% Stomatopoda
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