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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cynoglossus zanzibarensis
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage adults Mean length 32.00 TL
Sample size 95 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 Cynoglossus zanzibarensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.29 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda 4.36% amphipod incl. 3.6% stomatopods, 0.82% isopods, 0.51% mysids
2.08 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves incl. gastropods
20.19 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Caffrogobius agulhensis Gobiidae, Caffrogobius agulhensis, Cynoglossus zanzibarensis, Paracallionymus costatus
58.29 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Anomura 23.86% Anomura, 19.55% Brachyura, 3.28% Macrura
10.13 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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