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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scleropages jardinii
 
Main Ref. Tait, R.D., 1981
Fish stage adults Mean length 51.00 TL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 0
Country Australia Locality Magela Creek floodplain, northern Australia, Nov. 1978 to Dec. 1979.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scleropages jardinii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Leiopotherapon unicolor Leiopotherapon unicolor
19.90 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
31.90 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera 2.3% Orthoptera, 12% Hemiptera, 14.8% Coleoptera adults, 2.8% unidentified insect debris
3.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera Coleoptera larvae
14.90 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Odonata Odonata nymphs
7.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Hydrachnidae Arachnida (F. Hydrachnidae)
1.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Velesunio angasi Velesunio angasi
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
13.10 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plant 10.5% Poaceae, 12.7% terrestrial plant parts, 7.1% unidentified plant debris
2.90 % others herps toads/frogs juv./adults Anura Anura, Squamata
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