Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sillago schomburgkii
 
Main Ref. Hyndes, G.A., M.E. Platell and I.C. Potter, 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.40 TL
Sample size 55 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality lower west coast, June 1991-May 1992
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sillago schomburgkii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.25 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others plant material 3.1% plant material
6.28 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves 4.9% bivalves incl. 1.1% gastropods
41.78 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods 30.1% amphipods, 4.2% penaeids, 1.5% copepods, 1.5% unid. Decapods, 1.2% isopods, 0.7% cumaceans, 0.5% tanaids, 0.2% stomatopods, 0.1% leptostracans,
48.69 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 30.2% errant polychaetes, 16.3% sedentary polychaetes
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