Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atractoscion aequidens
 
Main Ref. Griffiths, M.H. and T. Hecht, 1995
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 37.50 FL
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
5.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus trachurus 2% Trachurus trachurus, 3% unid. fish.
18.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Etrumeus teres Etrumeus teres
21.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis japonicus Engraulis japonicus
53.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops sagax Sardinops sagax
2.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepiidae Sepiidae
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