Main Ref. | Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 62.70 NG |
Sample size | 271 | Percent empty | 22 |
Country | South Africa | Locality | |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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80.40 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Merluccius spp. | 32.7% Merluccius spp., 23% Lepidopus caudatus, 0.5% Myctophidae, 1.5% Helicolenus dactylopterus, 0.4% Paracallionymus costatus, 0.4% Coelorinchus fasciatus, 0.8% Scomberesox saurus scombroides, 1.2% Sardinops ocellatus, 0.1% Zeus capensis, 0.4% Emmelichthys nitidus, 0.2% Gnathophis capensis, 19.2% unid. Teleosts. |
0.80 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Parapagurus sp. | Parapagurus sp., Mursa cristimanus. |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | |
18.70 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Todarodes angolensis | Todarodes angolensis. |