Main Ref. | Hyndes, G.A., M.E. Platell and I.C. Potter, 1997 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 7.40 SL |
Sample size | 113 | Percent empty | |
Country | Australia | Locality | lower west coast June 1991-May 1992 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.11 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | ascidians | juv./adults | ascidians | 0.1% ascidians |
0.98 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | plant material | 0.9% plant material |
13.89 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | bivalves | 11.2% bivalves incl. 1.5% gastropods |
2.41 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Teleosts | 2.2% Teleosts |
40.26 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | copepods | 16.3% copepods, 16% amphipods, 1.5% cumaceans, 1.4% crabs, 0.6% leptostracans, 0.3% tanaids, 0.3% isopods, 0.1% anomurans, 0.1% crab zoea/megalopa |
28.67 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | sedentary polychaetes | 13.7% sedentary polychaetes, 12.5% errant polychaetes |
13.68 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea stars/brittle stars | juv./adults | ophiuroids | 12.5% ophiuroids |