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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Elops machnata
 
Main Ref. Hecht, T. and C.D. vad der Lingen, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.30 SL
Sample size 33 Percent empty 42.4
Country South Africa Locality Kariega estuary, Eastern Cape coast.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Elops machnata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Rhabdosargus holubi %W=3.2.
5.99 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Trachurus capensis %W=6. Name cited in literature is Trachurus trachurus capensis.
10.29 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Atherina breviceps %W=10.3.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hymenosoma orbiculare %W=0.1.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Eurydice longicornis %W=0.1.
18.98 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Upogebia africana %W=19.
11.99 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fishes %W=12.
35.86 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified Mugilidae %W=35.9.
13.49 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemon pacificus %W=13.5.
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