Main Ref. | Abdurahiman, K.P., P.U. Zacharia, T.H. Nayak and K.S. Mohamed, 2007 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 21.20 TL |
Sample size | 581 | Percent empty | |
Country | Locality | coast of Karnataka, in Arabian Sea | |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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29.80 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | fishes | Nemipterus mesoprion 6.98 Grammoplites suppositus 0.72 Saurida spp. 0.78 Trichiurus spp. 1.99 Cynoglossus macrostomus 1.58 Stolephorus spp. 0.09 Leiognathus bindus 1.06 fish juveniles 1.41 unidentified fishes 15.19 |
19.96 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | crabs | benthic crabs |
1.67 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | detritus | |
0.01 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | Gastropoda | |
0.05 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea urchins | juv./adults | sea urchins | |
46.99 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Solenocera choprai | Metapenaeus spp. 1.77 Trachypenaeus spp. 3.66 Solenocera choprai 19.70 Penaeid prawns 11.70 Acetes indicus 2.55 Hippa spp. 0.43 Oratosquilla nepa 7.18 |
1.54 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Loligo spp. |