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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 adults Mean length 83.00 NG
Sample size 16 Percent empty 25
Country USA Locality Inshore North 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
77.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etrumeus teres Etrumeus teres (6.0%), Engraulidae (1.2%), Sciaenidae (30.8%), Citharichthys arctifrons (3.9%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (35.2%).
0.10 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
22.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Ovalipes ocellatus Decapoda: Pagurus sp. (5.8%), Ovalipes ocellatus (14.3%), Portunus gibbessi (2.0%), unidentified Shrimp (<0.1%) and unidentified Crustacea (<0.1%).
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Unidentified Mollusca.
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