Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelidonichthys queketti
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 22.80 TL
Sample size 21 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality west coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chelidonichthys queketti
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
96.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Lophogaster challengeri misc. crustaceans: 54.62% Lophogaster challengeri, 17.89% unid. mysids, 12.07% redeye mysids, 6.72% Amphipoda, 3.13% Mursia cristimanus, 2.11% Chlorocotus crassicornis, 0.36% Paguridae
0.73 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
2.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loliginidae 1.75% Loliginidae, 0.36% unid. cephalopods, 0.29% Sepiidae
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14