Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Ilisha africana
Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ilisha africana
 
Main Ref. Vakily, J.M. and A. Cham, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.20 TL
Sample size 97 Percent empty
Territory Sierra Leone Locality Collected from artisanal beach fishery in July 1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ilisha africana
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
37.30 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others fish fish larvae; scales; eggs; fish bones
22.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
18.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults shrimps Pink & white shrimps; crabs (appendices); stomatopods; copepods; amphipods
17.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults molluscs mollusks; insects; coelenterates
5.20 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others Trichodesmium Noctiluca; Trichodesmium; Bacillaria; diatoms
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