Ecology Summary - Stegostoma tigrinum
Ecologia de Stegostoma tigrinum
 
Ref. principal Blaber, S.J.M., 1980
Notas Inhabits rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9137). A tropical inshore shark found on sand, rubble, or coral bottoms of the continental and insular shelves (Refs. 247, 9773, 129713). Recorded to have entered freshwater (Ref. 4735). Rather sluggish at least during the day (Ref. 247). Nocturnal, feeds mainly on mollusks, bivalves, small bony fishes and crabs (Refs. 9993, 129713). Slow-swimming and able to squirm into narrow cracks, crevices and channel in reefs while searching for food (Ref. 247).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Stegostoma tigrinum may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrato Ref. Flandinette, P., 2022
Special habitats Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs;
Habitats especiais Ref. Compagno, L.J.V., 2001

Associações

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Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. Cortés, E., 1999
Hábito alimentar hunting macrofauna (predator)
Hábito alimentar Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., 1980
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta 3.10 0.40 3.09 0.36 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
Dos itens alimentares individuais 3.85 0.41 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Cortés, E., 1999
(ex. 9948)
(ex. oophagy)
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