 One of the most (if not "the" most) abundant near-shore sharks within its range, the milk shark feeds mainly on small benthic and schooling bony fishes.Occasionally squid, octopus, cuttlefish, crabs, shrimp, and gastropods are also taken.In Shark Bay, the most important prey are silversides, herring, smelt-whitings, and wrasses; this is also the only local shark species that preys on the Waigeo seaperch ("Psammoperca waigiensis"), found in seagrass beds avoided by other sharks.