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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atherina breviceps
 
Main Ref. Hecht, T. and C.D. vad der Lingen, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.70 SL
Sample size 33 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality Kariega estuary, 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 Atherina breviceps
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.87 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Exosphaeroma hylecoetes %W=8.9.
3.99 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mesopodopsis slabberi %W=4.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Ostracoda %W=0.4.
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Cumacea %W=1.1.
5.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Isopoda %W=5.5.
17.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Crustacea %W=17.6.
18.25 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Amphipoda %W=18.3.
0.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans larvae Hymenosoma sp. Larvae %W=0.7.
31.41 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates larvae unspecified Decapoda larvae %W=31.5.
2.19 % others others n.a./others juv./adults unspecified Chironomidae %W=2.2.
2.39 % others others n.a./others juv./adults unspecified Rotifera %W=2.4.
7.68 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Pseudodiaptomus hessei %W=7.7.
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