Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gerres methueni
 
Main Ref. Whitfield, A.K., 1985
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.00 SL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 0
Country South Africa Locality Mhlanga estuary, 1978.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gerres methueni
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
2.10 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
3.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Tanaidacea Tanaidacea
8.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae plank. crustaceans
3.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
74.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
4.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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