Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelidonichthys queketti
 
Main Ref. Mel'nikov, Y.S., 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 19.10 TL
Sample size 60 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 Chelidonichthys queketti
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
19.37 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
77.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
0.76 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.17 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
2.67 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepiolidae 2.6% Sepiolidae, 0.07% Sepiidae
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