Food and Feeding Habits Summary Carcharhinus dussumieri
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., S.J.M. Blaber and D.T. Brewer, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 64.80 TL
Sample size 22 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Gulf of Carpentaria, 1990
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Carcharhinus dussumieri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
64.72 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 62.2% Teleostei
4.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 4% Brachyura
5.10 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelids 4.9% Annelids
4.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others other Crustacea 4.2% other Crustacea
0.73 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
5.52 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae 5.3% Penaeidae
14.46 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 13.9% Cephalopoda
0.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods n.a./others stomatopods
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