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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 34.10 SL
Sample size 33 Percent empty 18.2
Country South Africa Locality Great Fish 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
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gilchristella aestuaria %W=0.3. Name cited in literature is Gilchristella aestuarius.
1.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Atherina breviceps %W=1.3.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Eurydice longicornis %W=0.1.
1.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Rhopalophthalmus terranatalis %W=1.7. Name cited in literature is Rhopalopthalamus terranatalis.
12.09 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mesopodopsis slabberi %W=12.1.
16.58 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Upogebia africana %W=16.6.
2.20 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified Mugilidae %W=2.2.
31.27 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults unspecified fishes %W=31.3.
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemon pacificus %W=3.5.
30.97 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Macropetasma africana %W=31. Name cited in literature is Macropetasma africanum.
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