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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 63.00 NG
Sample size 60 Percent empty 30
Country USA Locality Inshore South of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
76.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa hepsetus Clupeidae (9%), Anchoa hepsetus (6.2%), Pleuronectiformes (1.4%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (67.5%).
1.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Ovalipes ocellatus Libinia emarginata (1.7%), Paguridae (<0.1%), Sicyonia sp.(0.4%), Ovalipes ocellatus (2.7%), and unidentified Crab (0.2%).
1.70 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda Unspecified Gastropoda.
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea (0.6%) and unidentified Decapoda (0.7%).
9.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopoda Unidentified Cephalopoda.
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Unidentified Mollusca.
4.80 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp. Illex sp. (<0.1%) and Loligo sp. (4.8%).
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