Main Ref. | Dudley, S.F.J. and G. Cliff, 1993 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 125.00 OT |
Sample size | 1290 | Percent empty | 49 |
Country | South Africa | Locality | Off Natal, 1978-1991 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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72.30 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Clupeidae | Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Ariidae, Plotosidae, Synodontidae, Berycidae, Serranidae, Pomatomidae, Haemulidae, Dinopercidae, Sparidae, Scorpididae, Sciaenidae, Leiognathidae, Pomacanthidae, Oplegnathidae, Carangidae, Echeneidae, Cichlidae, Pomacentridae, Labridae, Mugilidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Cynoglossidae, Balistidae, Ostraciidae, Tetraodontidae |
1.70 % | others | mammals | dolphins | juv./adults | dolphins | |
0.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Palinuridae | Palinuridae |
22.90 % | nekton | finfish | n.a./other finfish | juv./adults | Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinidae, Scyliorhinidae, Sphyrnidae, Rhinobatidae, Dasyatidae |
2.70 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |