Table 3.
Species information.
| Species | Common name | Total length (cm) | Mass (kg) | n | Lifestyle | Habitat | Diet | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetobatus narinari (AN) | White spotted eagle ray | 70.8 ± 15.7 | 5.4 ± 3.3 | 2 | Benthopelagic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Aptychotrema rostrata (AR) | Eastern shovelnose ray | 72.5 ± 2.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 4 | Benthic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Carcharhinus brachyurus (CB) | Bronze whaler | 201.7 ± 19.5 | 77.0 ± 19.4 | 3 | Pelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | This study |
| Carcharhinus leucas (CL) | Bull shark | 85.5 | 2.7 | 1 | Benthopelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Carcharhinus obscurus (CO) | Dusky shark | 89.6 | 7.8 | 1 | Benthopelagic | Reef | Piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus (CPL) | Sandbar shark | 77.0 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3 | Benthopelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Cephaloscyllium isabellum (CI) | New Zealand carpet shark | 73.1 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.0 | 3 | Benthic | Reef | Non-piscivorous | This study |
| Chiloscyllium punctatum (CP) | Brown banded bamboo shark | 82.6 ± 6.5 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 3 | Benthic | Reef | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Dasyatis fluviorum (DF) | Estuary stingray | 57.0 ± 10.2 | 8.8 ± 5.2 | 5 | Benthopelagic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Galeorhinus galeus (GG) | School shark | 165.0 ± 2.9 | 19.7 ± 1.0 | 3 | Benthopelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | This study |
| Glaucostegus typus (GT) | Giant shovelnose ray | 112.3 ± 7.1 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 3 | Benthic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Gymnura micrura (GM) | Smooth butterfly ray | 48.5 ± 32.5 | 2.8 ± 2.4 | 2 | Benthic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Hemiscyllium ocellatum (HO) | Epaulette shark | 18.9 ± 0.8 | 0.02 ± 0.0 | 3 | Benthic | Reef | Non-piscivorous | This study |
| Heterodontus portusjacksoni (HP) | Port Jackson shark | 25.7 ± 0.9 | 0.08 ± 0.0 | 3 | Benthic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | This study |
| Himantura fai (HF) | Pink whipray | 70.0 ± 2.0 | 8.9 ± 0.3 | 2 | Benthopelagic | Reef | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Isurus oxyrinchus (IO) | Short fin mako | 153 ± 13.5 | 21.9 ± 5.3 | 3 | Pelagic | Oceanic | Piscivorous | This study |
| Lamna nasus (LN) | Porbeagle | 85.4 | 6.4 | 1 | Pelagic | Oceanic | Piscivorous | This study |
| Negaprion brevirostris (NB) | Lemon shark | 81.0 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 0.0 | 2 | Benthopelagic | Reef | Piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Neotrygon kuhlii (NK) | Blue spotted maskray | 30.9 ± 3.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 3 | Benthopelagic | Reef | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Notorynchus cepedianus (NC) | Seven gill shark | 228.0 | 40.0 | 1 | Benthopelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | This study |
| Orectolobus maculatus (OM) | Spotted wobbegong | 123.5 ± 0.7 | 11.5 ± 0.3 | 5 | Benthic | Reef | Piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Prionace glauca (PG) | Blue shark | 188.4 ± 12.1 | 65.5 ± 13.7 | 2 | Pelagic | Oceanic | Piscivorous | This study |
| Rhizoprionodon taylori (RT) | Sharpnose shark | 47.4 ± 12.0 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 2 | Pelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Sphyrna zygaena (SZ) | Smooth hammerhead | 126.5 ± 8.5 | 7.7 ± 1.2 | 3 | Pelagic | Coastal | Piscivorous | This study |
| Trygonoptera imitata (TI) | Eastern shovelnose stingaree | 34.8 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 2 | Benthic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
| Urolophus paucimaculatus (UP) | Sparsley-spotted stingaree | 22.7 ± 0.9 | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 2 | Benthic | Coastal | Non-piscivorous | Evangelista et al.14 |
Body mass and total length ± standard error, n-number, and the ecological categories (lifestyle, habitat, diet) assigned for the 26 species (abbreviation codes in parentheses) examined in this study.