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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 36.00 SL
Sample size 29 Percent empty 75.9
Country South Africa Locality Kowie 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
6.11 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gilchristella aestuaria %W=6.1. Name cited in literature is Gilchristella aestuarius.
1.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Brachyura %W=1.7.
3.31 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults unspecified Cephalopoda %W=3.3.
8.02 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified Mugilidae %W=8.
72.65 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fishes %W=72.5.
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Mysida %W=0.2.
8.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemon pacificus %W=8.
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