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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sparodon durbanensis
 
Main Ref. Buxton, C.D. and J.R. Clarke, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 28.90 FL
Sample size 27 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Eastern Cape coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sparodon durbanensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.11 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
78.54 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 63.1% Gastropoda, incl. 6.7% Amphineura, 0.1% unid. Gastropoda
7.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Anomura Anomura
2.92 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Gunnarea capensis Gunnarea capensis
11.12 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Parechinus angulosus Parechinus angulosus
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