Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phycis phycis
 
Main Ref. Papaconstantinou, C. and E. Caragitsou, 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 25.50 TL
Sample size 96 Percent empty 10
Country Greece Locality Kastellorizo I., 1985-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phycis phycis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
59.21 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
16.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
22.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
0.20 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Anthozoa Anthozoa
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
1.02 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
0.81 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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