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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scleropages jardinii
 
Main Ref. Tait, R.D., 1981
Fish stage adults Mean length 51.00 TL
Sample size 15 Percent empty 0
Country Australia Locality Magela Creek floodplain, northern Australia, Nov. 1978 to Dec. 1979.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scleropages jardinii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
22.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Pseudoraphis spinescens Pseudoraphis spinescens
4.90 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Fish scales Fish scales
2.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris unidentified plant debris
18.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Dysticidae Dysticidae and Hydrophilidae
1.00 % others birds n.a./other birds juv./adults Bird feathers Bird feathers
1.20 % others others n.a./others juv./adults Ranatra sp. Ranatra sp., Agraptocorixia spp., Diplonychus eques
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii
46.30 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plant Terrestrial plant parts
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