Main Ref. | Nair, R.V. and K.K. Appukuttan, 1973 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 15.00 TL |
Sample size | 241 | Percent empty | |
Country | India | Locality | Mandapam, Gulf of Mannar |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.42 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | flatfishes | flatfishes |
1.27 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | eels | eels |
4.56 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Gonostoma sp. | Gonostoma sp. |
14.20 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Myctophum sp. | Myctophum sp. |
43.99 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | bony fish | |
1.59 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | benth. crustaceans | |
0.64 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | larvae | stomatopod | 0.4% alima of stomatopod, 0.2% zoea of crab |
14.83 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Solenocera hexii | Solenocera hexii |
18.54 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |