Food and Feeding Habits Summary Neoarius graeffei
 
Main Ref. Sumpton, W. and J. Greenwood, 1990
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 8.50 OT
Sample size 49 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Logan-Albert Estuarine System, Moreton Bay, Qld., 1983.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Neoarius graeffei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 4% amphipods
4.80 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others macrophytes 3% macrophytes
1.60 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others filamentous algae 1% filamentous algae
14.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects 9% insects
8.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Acetes 5% mysids & Acetes
4.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Penaeidae 1% Penaeidae, 1% isopods, 1% unidentified crustaceans
1.60 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults teleosts 1% teleosts
19.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoids 12% calanoids
38.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 24% polychaetes
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