Food and Feeding Habits Summary Argyrosomus japonicus
 
Main Ref. Griffiths, M.H., 1997
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 3.70 TL
Sample size 48 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Great Fish River Estuary
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Argyrosomus japonicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
9.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gilchristella aestuaria 6.5% Gilchristella aestuaria, 0.8% Rhabdosargus holubi
67.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
14.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudodiaptomus hessei Pseudodiaptomus hessei
4.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeus japonicus 4.1% Penaeus japonicus, 0.8% Palaemon pacificus
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