Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudotolithus typus
 
Main Ref. Anyanwu, A.O. and K.I. Kusemiju, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 1599 Percent empty 35.9
Country Nigeria Locality Off the Lagos coast.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pseudotolithus typus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Brachydeuterus auritus 1.9% Ilisha africana, 1% Cynoglossus spp., 0.3% Pteroscion peli, 0.6% Pseudotolithus typus, 0.7% Galeoides decadactylus, 2% Brachydeuterus auritus, 1.1% fish remains, 1.1% fish scales.
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Callinectes spp. Callinectes spp.
2.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Sepia spp. Sepia spp.
88.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Nematopalaemon hastatus 41.4% Nematopalaemon hastatus, 36.7% parapenaeopsis atlantica, 7.2% Penaeus notialis, 3.3% shrimp parts.
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