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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 89.00 NG
Sample size 9 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Offshore 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
86.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Astroscopus guttatus Syngnathidae (1.2%), Astroscopus guttatus (28.5%), Monacanthus hispidus (12.9%), Sphoeroides maculatus sp. (16.8%), and unidentified Osteichthyes (26.6%).
9.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains.
1.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae (1.5%) and unspecified Cestoda (<0.1%).
0.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp. Loligo sp. And unidentified Cephalopoda (<0.1).
3.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Squilla empusa Squilla empusa
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