Food and Feeding Habits Summary Eridacnis radcliffei
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Eridacnis radcliffei
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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