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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gilchristella aestuaria
 
Main Ref. Bennett, B.A., 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.00 TL
Sample size 94 Percent empty 6
Country South Africa Locality Bot River, Kleinmond and Palmiet estuaries on the southwestern Cape coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gilchristella aestuaria
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.75 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
23.66 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
2.15 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
5.37 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
12.90 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
3.22 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Tanaidae tanaids
5.37 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
35.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
1.07 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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