Food and Feeding Habits Summary Triakis semifasciata
 
Main Ref. Talent, L.G., 1976
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 70.00 TL
Sample size 70 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California, October 1971 - November 1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Triakis semifasciata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
1.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
2.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pachygrapsus crassipes Pachygrapsus crassipes
4.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer antennarius Cancer antennarius
10.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer productus Cancer productus
11.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cancer gracilis Cancer gracilis
38.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hemigrapsus oregonensis 30.2% Hemigrapsus oregonensis, 7.2% unid. crab parts, 1.1% Callianassa californiensis, 0.2% Blepharipoda occidentalis, 0.2% Crangon sp.
15.20 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
13.40 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Urechis caupo Urechis caupo
1.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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