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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Trichiurus lepturus
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 58.80 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality South coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Trichiurus lepturus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
25.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
53.82 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis encrasicolus Engraulis encrasicolus
0.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.42 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepia australis Sepia australis
19.36 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo vulgaris reynaudii Loligo vulgaris reynaudii
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