Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sarpa salpa
 
Main Ref. Bennett, B.A., 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.00 TL
Sample size 6 Percent empty 0
Country South Africa Locality Bot River, Kleinmond and Palmiet estuaries on the southwestern Cape
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sarpa salpa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
46.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
53.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others spermatophytes spermatophytes
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
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