Main Ref. | Whitfield, A.K., 1985 | ||
Fish stage | larvae | Mean length | 2.60 SL |
Sample size | 27 | Percent empty | 0 |
Country | South Africa | Locality | Mhlanga estuary, 1978. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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1.30 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | macrophyte | macrophyte material |
6.50 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | cladocerans | juv./adults | cladocerans | |
36.90 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | debris | |
6.50 % | zoobenthos | insects | insects | adults | Chironomidae | Chironomidae |
17.60 % | plants | phytoplankton | n.a./other phytoplankton | n.a./others | algae | 17.3% unicellular algae, 0.3% filamentous algae |
11.10 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | plank. crustaceans | |
5.50 % | zooplankton | other plank. invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | juv./adults | Flagellates | Flagellates |
1.00 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | ostracods | juv./adults | ostracods | |
11.70 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | juv./adults | plank. copepods | |
1.90 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes |