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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lesueurina platycephala
 
Main Ref. Hourston, M., M.E. Platell, E.J. Valesini and I.C. Potter, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 225 Percent empty 88.4
Country Australia Locality west coast Australia 32°S and 115°45'E. Summer 2001 to Summer 2002
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lesueurina platycephala
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
59.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Mysidacea Copepoda (Calanoida) 0.2 Harpacticoida 0.7 Ostracoda 0.7 Cumacea 5.7 Mysidacea 11.9 Amphipoda 21.5 Isopoda 5.6 Decapoda (Caridae) 3.0 Decapoda (Brachyura) 1.4 Mysis larvae <0.1 unidentified crustaceans 9.1
2.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades plant plant material
1.70 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda Gastropoda 1.5 Micromollusks 0.2
10.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Insects unid. Insects
1.70 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta 1.5 Nematoda 0.2
0.30 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
23.90 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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