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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hilsa kelee
 
Main Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., 1979
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 9.50 SL
Sample size 53 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Lake St. Lucia, Zululand, 1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hilsa kelee
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Grandidierella lignorum Grandidierella lignorum
16.50 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves n.a./others bivalve spat bivalve spat
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others Hymenosoma orbiculare crab zoea, predominantly Hymenosoma orbiculare
60.90 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Assiminea bifasciata Assiminea bifasciata
0.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mesopodopsis africana Mesopodopsis africana
0.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults cyclopoids cyclopoids
19.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudodiaptomus stuhlmanni Pseudodiaptomus stuhlmanni, 19%; Acartia natalensis, 0.1%
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae copepod nauplii copepod nauplii
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