Food and Feeding Habits Summary Triakis scyllium
 
Main Ref. Kamura, S. and H. Hashimoto, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 172 Percent empty 3.91
Country Japan Locality western Hiuchi Nada Sea, Seto Inland Sea. March1997-Oct.1999;May 2000-July02
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Triakis scyllium
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.40 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
5.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus japonicus Elasmobranchii 0.03 Conger myriaster 0.45 Sardinops melanostictus 0.21 Konosirus punctatus 0.09 Engraulis japanicus 0.05 Platycephalidae 0.07 Trachurus japonicus 0.72 Hapalogenys mucrontus 0.48 Pennahia argentata 0.53 Pleuronectiformes 0.08 Cynoglossus robustus 0.32 unidentified 2.07
5.80 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
18.35 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Urechis unicinctus Urechis unicinctus 11.71 Ikedosoma gogoshimense 2.88 unidentified 3.76
7.87 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
3.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Upogebia major Xanthoidae spp. 0.01 Portunus hasraroides 0.14 Chabrybdis bimaculata 0.09 Liocarcinus corragatus 0.07 Portunidae 0.02 Cancer gibosurus 0.32 Cancridae sp. 0.01 Parthenope valida valida 0.02 Hyastenus elongarus 0.01 Leucosiidae sp. 0.01 unidentified 0.38 Diogenes edwardsii 0.20 Coratopagurus pilosimanus 0.11 unidentfied hermit crabs 0.10 Upogebia major 1.38 Callianassa petalura 0.08 Callianassa japonica 0.01 Callianassa spp. 0.07
18.82 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Trachypenaeus curvirostris Scyllarus cultrifer 0.14 Crangon affinis 0.20 Crangon spp. 0.01 Eualus sinensis 0.06 Latreates planirostris 0.01 Alpheus bisincisus 0.12 Alpheus edwardsii 0.02 Alpheus spp. 0.28 Palaemon pacificus 0.93 Palaemon serrifer 1.58 Palaemon gravieri 0.64 Palaemon spp. 0.45 Leptochela gracilis 0.52 Pasiphaea sivado 0.03 Penaeus japonicus 0.20 Trachypenaeus curvirostris 3.57 Trachypenaeus sp. 0.18 Metapenaeopsis lamellata 0.25 Metapenaeopsis barbata 0.39 Metapenaeopsis acclivis 0.42 Metapenaeopsis dalei 0.17 Metapenaeopsis spp. 0.12 Penaeidae spp. 0.27 unidentified 6.76
38.64 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopus vulgaris Sepiidae 0.01 Sepioiidae 0.09 unidentified squids 2.04 Octopus vulgaris 16.08 Octopus minor 4.94 Octopus murilans 2.66 unidentified octopus 6.50 Octopus larvae 0.05 unidentified 5.70
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