Food and Feeding Habits Summary Spicara axillare
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage adults Mean length 27.90 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality South coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Spicara axillare
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.91 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
1.92 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
10.43 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
86.33 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 73.24% Copepoda, 13.06% unid. Crustacea
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