Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomberomorus tritor
 
Main Ref. Diaha, C.G., K. N’da and Y. Soro, 2010
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 64.00 FL
Sample size 832 Percent empty 26.44
Country Locality Gulf of Guinea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomberomorus tritor
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.89 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Selene dorsalis
4.71 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Caranx senegallus Name cited in literature is Caranx senegalus
6.63 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinella aurita
14.57 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis encrasicolus
68.74 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinella maderensis
3.03 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others unspecified debris of animals
0.17 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Macrotritopus defilippi Used in the literature as Octopus defilippi.
0.08 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica Name cited in literature is Parapenaeopsis atlantica
0.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sicyonia galeata
0.02 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Sepia elegans
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