Table 3. Fishes which prey upon species which feed on intertidal flats in North Carolina (rare and occasional 



species are not included). 



Family and species 



Abundance 



Information 

 source 



Diet 



Information 

 source 



Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks) 



Carcharhinus milberti Few 



(Sandbar shark) 



Carcharhinus obscurus Common 



(Dusky shark) 



Ross 1977 Mainly fishes (including pinfish) 



Hildebrand and 

 Schroeder 1927 



Smith 1907, Mainly fishes (including menhaden Linton 1904, 

 Ross 1977 and butterfish) Radcliffe 1914 



Mustelns canis 

 (Smooth dogfish) 



Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Abundant 

 (Atiantic sharpnose shark) 



Smith 1907, Mainly crabs, lobsters, and other Smith 1907, 



Ross 1977 bottom invertebrates; also Hildebrand and 



fishes (including menhaden) Schroeder 1927 



Radcliffe Mainly fishes (including pigfish, Linton 1904, 



1914, Ross silversides, menhaden); also Smith 1907, 



1977 crabs (including hermit, blue, and Radcliffe 1914 



fiddler crabs), shrimp, annelids, 



and molluscs 



Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks) 



Sphyma lewini Few 



(Scalloped hammerhead) 



Elopidae (tarpons) 



Elops saurus Few 



(Ladyfish) 



Anguillidae (freshwater eels) 



Anguilla rostrata Abundant 



(American eel) 



Smith 1907, Mainly fishes and crustaceans 

 Ross 1977 



Smith 1907, Mainly fish (including ancho- 

 Tagatz and vies, pinfish, and shad) and 

 Dudley 1961 penaeid shrimp; also crabs, 



squid, and other invertebrates 



Smith 1907, Mainly crustaceans, annelids, 

 Hyle 1976 fishes, echinoderms, molluscs, 

 and eelgrass; also carrion 



Hildebrand and 

 Schroeder 1927 



Darnell 1958 



Smith 1907, 

 Hildebrand and 

 Schroeder 1927 



Congridae (conger eels) 



Conger oceanicus Few 



(Conger eel) 



Smith 1907, Mainly fishes; also shrimp, and 

 Hyle 1976 snails {Urosalpinx) 



Linton 1904 



Belonidae (needlefishes) 



Strongylura marina 

 (Atlantic needlefish) 



Common Smith 1907, Mainly fishes (including anchovies, Linton 1904, 



Tagatz and silversides, mullet) ; also shrimp, Hildebrand and 



Dudley 1961, amphipods, annelids, and urchins Schroeder 1927 



Hyle 1976 (Moira) 



Percichthyidae (temperate basses) 



Morone saxatilis Abundant Hester and 



(Striped bass) in northern Copeland 



estuaries 1975 



Mainly fishes, crustaceans, anne- 

 lids and insects 



Hildebrand and 

 Schroeder 1927 



Serranidae (sea basses) 



Centropristis striata 

 (Black sea bass) 



Few 



Ross 1977 



continued 



Mainly crabs (including hermit Linton 1904, 



crabs), and fishes; also shrimp. Smith 1907, 



molluscs, annelids, urchins Hildebrand and 



(Moira), and small crustaceans Schroeder 1927 



(including isopods and amphipods) 



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