Food and Feeding Habits Summary Torpedo marmorata
 
Main Ref. Abdel-Aziz, S.H., 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 37
Country Egypt Locality off Alexandria, between October 1991-September 1992
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Torpedo marmorata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
75.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mullidae 10.52% Mullidae, 0.41% Anguillidae, 12.41% Sparidae, 3.46% Trachinidae, 1.31% Soleidae, 10.82% Gobiidae, 1.41% Clupeidae, 1.8% Atherinidae, 4.11% Gadidae, 29.35% digested fish
2.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
1.70 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
7.00 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults octopi
12.90 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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