Main Ref. | Nair, R.V. and K.K. Appukuttan, 1973 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 15.00 TL |
Sample size | 318 | Percent empty | |
Country | India | Locality | Mandapam, Gulf of Mannar |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.03 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | eels | eels |
2.16 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Gonostoma sp. | Gonostoma sp. |
14.99 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Myctophum sp. | Myctophum sp. |
38.81 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | bony fish | |
4.52 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | crabs | |
0.62 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | crab zoea | crab zoea |
6.89 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | stomatopod alima | stomatopod alima |
16.94 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Solenocera hexii | Solenocera hexii |
14.06 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |