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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Terapon jarbua
 
Main Ref. Whitfield, A.K., 1985
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.00 SL
Sample size 70 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 Terapon jarbua
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
18.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
14.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
1.80 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others scales scales
11.20 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae 3.5% Chironomidae, 7.7% other Insecta
6.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Isopoda 1.3% Cumacea, 4.4% Isopoda, 0.9% Ostracoda
25.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Copepoda 8.2% Cladocera, 17.2% Copepoda
9.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Crustacean 9% Crustacean larvae, 0.1% Brachyuran zoea
13.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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