Food and Feeding Habits Summary Kajikia audax
 
Main Ref. Abitia-Cárdenas, L.A., F. Galvan-Magaña and J. Rodriguez-Romero, 1997
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 177.00 OT
Sample size 403 Percent empty 6.7
Country Mexico Locality Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Kajikia audax
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.18 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Strongylura spp. 0.17% Strongylura spp., 0.01% Prionotus spp.
0.59 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sphyraena ensis 0.35% Sphyraena ensis, 0.15% Mugil spp., 0.09% Coryphaena hippurus
2.57 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Balistes polylepis 2.5% Balistes polylepis, 0.06% Xanthichthys mento, 0.01% Diodon
2.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Fistularia spp. Fistularia spp.
8.58 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Merluccius productus Merluccius productus
8.69 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Decapterus hypodus 4.32% Decapterus hypodus, 1.72% Selar crumenophthalmus, 1.02% Caranx caballus, 0.41% Caranx hippos, 1.09% unid. Carangidae, 0.13% Serranidae
29.75 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scomber japonicus 25.69% Scomber japonicus, 4.06% Auxis spp.
33.21 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops caeruleus 18.83% Sardinops caeruleus, 10.16% Etrumeus teres, 2.57% Opisthonema libertate, 1.67% unid. Clupeidae
1.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Pleuroncodes planipes 0.99% Pleuroncodes planipes, 0.05% Euphausicea, 0.01% Amphipoda
12.79 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Dosidicus gigas 11.3% Dosidicus gigas , 0.65% Abraliopsis affinis , 0.35% Stenoteuthis oualaniensis , 0.42% Argonauta spp., 0.07% Octopus spp.
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