Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sillago flindersi
 
Main Ref. Burchmore, J.J., D.A. Pollard, M.J. Middleton, J.D. Bell and B.C. Pease, 1988
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.50 OT
Sample size 115 Percent empty 39
Country Australia Locality Botany Bay, Dec. 1977-Oct. 1979
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sillago flindersi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults liljeborgid amphipods liljeborgid amphipods
10.78 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
4.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods n.a./others corophiidae corophiid amphipods
16.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
3.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults cumaceans cumaceans
11.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others benth. crustaceans
0.98 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
2.94 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults sabellid polychaetes sabellid polychaetes
13.62 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
26.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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