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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomatomus saltatrix
 
Main Ref. Smale, M.J. and H.M. Kok, 1983
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.80 FL
Sample size 28 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Knysna estuary, Sept. 1978 - April 1980
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pomatomus saltatrix
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.50 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Atherina breviceps unid. Teleost 3.0 Atherina breviceps 0.5
6.00 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Gilchristella aestuarius Gilchristella aestuarius
7.70 % nekton finfish bony fish recruits/juv. Engraulidae Engraulidae
15.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mesodopsis slabberi Mesodopsis slabberi
1.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
17.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
48.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea
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