Food and Feeding Habits Summary Carcharodon carcharias
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 285.00 NG
Sample size 23 Percent empty 39.1
Country USA Locality Northwest Atlantic
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Carcharodon carcharias
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
11.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomatomus saltatrix Pomatomus saltatrix.
13.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Thunnus thynnus Thunnus thynnus
0.10 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Prionace glauca Prionace glauca
0.30 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Mustelus canis Mustelus canis.
0.70 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults Squaliformes Unspecified Squaliformes.
73.00 % others mammals n.a./other mammals juv./adults Mammalia Unspecified Mammalia.
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