Food and Feeding Habits Summary Phycis phycis
 
Main Ref. Papaconstantinou, C. and E. Caragitsou, 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 35.00 TL
Sample size 69 Percent empty 5.8
Country Greece Locality Kastellorizo I., 1985-1986
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Phycis phycis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.95 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
76.34 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
4.52 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
0.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
16.72 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
0.53 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Anthozoa Anthozoa
0.84 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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