Main Ref. | Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 13.90 TL |
Sample size | Percent empty | ||
Country | South Africa | Locality | South coast |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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4.85 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Paracallionymus costatus | Paracallionymus costatus |
66.46 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | euphausiids | juv./adults | Euphausia lucens | 55.66% Euphausia lucens, 11% unid. Euphausiids |
4.53 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | juv./adults | Lophogafter challengeri | 0.65% Lophogafter challengeri, 3.88% unid. Mysids |
5.18 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | juv./adults | plank. crustaceans | |
15.42 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | juv./adults | Themisto gaudichaudi | 12.3% Themisto gaudichaudi, 0.53% Ampelisca brevicornis, 2.59% unid. Gammarids |
0.65 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | juv./adults | plank. copepods | |
2.90 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |