Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sillaginodes punctatus
 
Main Ref. Hyndes, G.A., M.E. Platell and I.C. Potter, 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.40 TL
Sample size 59 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality lower west coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sillaginodes punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.20 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
56.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults amphipods 25.6% amphipods, 12.% copepods, 7.4% carids, 2.4% leptostracans, 2.1% stomatopods, 2% crabs, 1.8% tanaids, 0.9% cumaceans, 0.6% isopods, 1% other
38.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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