Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomadasys commersonnii
 
Main Ref. Hecht, T. and C.D. vad der Lingen, 1992
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 36.40 SL
Sample size 57 Percent empty 57.9
Country South Africa Locality Great Fish estuary, Eastern Cape coast.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pomadasys commersonnii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Grandidierella lignorum %W=0.3.
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Danielella edwardsii %W=2. Name cited in literature is Cleistostoma edwardsii.
9.49 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hymenosoma orbiculare %W=9.5.
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Rhopalophthalmus terranatalis %W=0.8. Name cited in literature is Rhopalopthalamus terranatalis.
2.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mesopodopsis slabberi %W=2.4.
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Brachyura %W=0.1.
84.52 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Upogebia africana %W=84.6.
0.40 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults unspecified Bivalvia %W=0.4. Name cited in literature is Pelycopoda.
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