Food habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, from the northwest Atlantic Ocean
Gelsleichter J, Musick J, Nichols S. Food habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, from the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Biology Of Fishes 1999, 54: 205-217. DOI: 10.1023/a:1007527111292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorthwest Atlantic OceanSand tigersAtlantic OceanGeneralized feedersCarcharhinus obscurusRhizoprionodon terraenovaeAnalysis of stomach contentsCumulative prey curvesSandC. taurusC. obscurusSmooth dogfishPrey importanceAtlantic sharpnose sharksCarchariasSharksR. terraenovaeRocksOceanFeeding habitsDusky sharksSharpnose sharkCharacterize dietStomach contentsCarcharias taurus