Food and Feeding Habits Summary Nemipterus peronii
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., S.J.M. Blaber and D.T. Brewer, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.60 SL
Sample size 132 Percent empty 43
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 Nemipterus peronii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.51 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 8% Teleostei
30.96 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 29.1% Brachyura
6.49 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelids 6.1% Annelids
27.98 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults other Crustacea 26.3% other Crustacea
0.11 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusks excl. Cephalopoda 0.1% Mollusks excl. Cephalopoda
16.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae 15.4% Penaeidae
5.32 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 5% Cephalopoda
4.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda 4% Stomatopoda
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