Main Ref. | Smale, M.J., 1991 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 200.00 TL |
Sample size | 67 | Percent empty | |
Country | South Africa | Locality | Eastern Cape Coast |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.10 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | benthic algae/weeds | |
69.90 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Sardinops sagax | 47.1% Sardinops sagax, 3% Pagellus b. natalensis, 2.8% Liza richardsoni, 1.7% Argyrosomus hololepidotus, 1.5% Pomadasys olivaceum, 1.4% Sparidae, 1.2% Scomber japonicus, 1.2% Rhabdosargus holubi |
4.20 % | nekton | finfish | n.a./other finfish | juv./adults | Rhinobatus annulatus | 3.9% Rhinobatus annulatus , 0.3% Chondrichthyian remains |
25.80 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Loligo reynaudii | 21.4% Loligo reynaudii, 2.1% Sepia spp., 2.3% Octopus spp. |