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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 37 Percent empty 2.7
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
0.80 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Najaceae Najaceae
9.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Neosilurus ater 2.5% Neosilurus ater, 0.4% Strongylura kreffti, 0.6% Hypseleotris compressus, 6.3% partly digested fish
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Fish scales Fish scales
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
51.50 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera 17.4% Hemiptera, 26.6% Coleoptera adults, 7.5% unidentified insect derbis
4.50 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Odonata Odonata
31.50 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others Poaceae 16% Poaceae, 7.6% terrestrial plant parts, 7.9% unidentified plant debris
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