Ecology Summary - Galeorhinus galeus
Ecología de Galeorhinus galeus
 
Referencia principal Ripley, E., 1946
Observaciones Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154). Demersal piscivore (Ref. 12223). In the southern waters of Australia, school sharks are found in schools which are of mainly similar sex and similar size. A great part of the population migrates to the warmer waters of South Australia and New South Wales in the late summer and winter months. They return to the Bass Strait and the continental shelf around Australia during October or November (Ref. 6390). The species undertakes long migrations (movements) up to 2,500 km in the northeast Atlantic and to 1,400 km in southern Australia (Ref. 6871).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • Estuarios/lagunas/mares salobres
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • Cuevas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Galeorhinus galeus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Referencia
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentación

Tipo De Alimentación mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993
Hábito De Alimentación hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Muestra original Población no pescada Observación
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
De la composición de la dieta 4.34 0.12 4.13 0.61 Troph of juv./adults from 41 studies.
De tipos individuales de alimento 4.30 0.78 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Referencia Cortés, E., 1999
(por ej. 346)
(por ej. oophagy)
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