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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chelidonichthys capensis
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.10 TL
Sample size 60 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality West coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chelidonichthys capensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
51.18 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Paracallionymus costatus 30.74% Paracallionymus costatus, 9.51% Lampanyctodes hectoris, 1.96% Sufflogobius bibartus, 1.84% Engraulis capensis, 1.56% Myctophidae, 1.51% Coelorhinchus fasciatus, 0.54% Physiculus capensis, 3.49% unid. fish
5.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Macrura 3.95% Macrura, 1.39% Penaeidae
0.10 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
0.71 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepia 0.69% Sepia, 0.02% Bivalvia
42.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 39.74% stomatopods, 2.04% amphipods, 0.88% cumaceans, 0.04% isopods,
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