Main Ref. | Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 71.20 TL |
Sample size | 93 | Percent empty | 24 |
Country | South Africa | Locality | west coast of southern Africa |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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13.50 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Brama brama | 1.4% Epigonus, 1.4% Merluccius, 1.4% Brama brama, 17.8% unidentified teleosts |
1.40 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | gastropods | |
1.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Decapoda | Decapoda |
12.60 % | others | mammals | n.a./other mammals | juv./adults | Cetacea | Cetacea |
71.10 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Octopoteuthis | 6.9% Leucoteuthis, 8.9% Octopoteuthis, 55.4% unidentified cephalopods |