Main Ref. | Deady, S. and J.M. Fives, 1995 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 16.00 TL |
Sample size | 79 | Percent empty | |
Country | Ireland | Locality | Spiddal, Galway Bay, May to July 1987 |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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13.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Amphipoda | Amphipoda 12.5 Cumacea 0.1 Copepoda 0.1 |
2.50 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | leaves/blades | Algae | Algae 2.4 |
53.80 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | Bivalvia | Bivalvia 51.3 Chitonida 0.1 |
1.50 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | eggs | fish | fish eggs 1.4 |
19.00 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | Gastropoda | Gastropoda 18.2 |
0.40 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | larvae | Insecta | Insecta 0.4 |
5.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | isopods | juv./adults | Ostracoda | Isopoda 5.0 Ostracoda 0.2 |
2.10 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Cirripedia | Decapoda 1.4 Cirripedia 0.6 |
0.70 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Polychaeta | Polychaeta 0.7 |
1.40 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | sponges | juv./adults | sponges | sponges 1.0 Hydrozoa 0.1 Foraminifera 0.1 Pycnogonidae 0.1 Bryozoa 0.1 Ascidians 0.1 |