Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cynoglossus zanzibarensis
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage adults Mean length 30.60 TL
Sample size 67 Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality West 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
1.48 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
8.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
19.59 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
15.45 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoderms
26.16 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
12.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
16.59 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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