Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atractoscion aequidens
 
Main Ref. Griffiths, M.H. and T. Hecht, 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 80.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality southeast Cape, January 1985-December 1987
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Atractoscion aequidens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Triglidae Triglidae
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Argyrozona argyrozona <0.1 of each of the ff.: Argyrozona argyrozona, Serranidae, Ophidiidae
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomatomus saltator Pomatomus saltator
1.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis japonicus Engraulis japonicus
1.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pterogymnus laniarius Pterogymnus laniarius
2.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etrumeus teres Etrumeus teres
34.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus trachurus Trachurus trachurus
58.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops sagax Sardinops sagax
1.20 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo reynaudi Loligo reynaudi
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