Main Ref. | Booth, A.J. and C.D. Buxton, 1997 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 16.50 FL |
Sample size | Percent empty | ||
Country | South Africa | Locality | Agulhas Bank Feb. 1994-July 1995 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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3.22 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | amphipods | |
16.10 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Engraulis capensis | Engraulis capensis, Paracallionymus costatus |
28.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | benth. crustaceans | |
9.17 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | |
36.39 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea stars/brittle stars | juv./adults | Ophiuroidea | Ophioroidea |
6.93 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Loligo v. reynaudii | Loligo v. reynaudii |