Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sardinops sagax
 
Main Ref. Serra, R and I. Tsukayama, 1988
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 SL
Sample size 239 Percent empty
Country Peru Locality Chimbote, 1980-1981
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sardinops sagax
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
61.40 % plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates n.a./others dinoflagellates
3.14 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
3.62 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Radiolaria Radiolaria
31.85 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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