| Main Ref. | Smale, M.J., 1991 | ||
| Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 275.00 TL |
| Sample size | 28 | Percent empty | |
| Country | South Africa | Locality | Eastern Cape coast, March 1978-February 1990 |
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| Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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| 41.60 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Sardinops ocellatus | 27.8% Sardinops ocellatus, 5.1% Trachurus trachurus capensis, 4.7% Merluccius capensis, 1.8% Engraulis capensis, 0.8% Genypterus capensis, 0.3% Pomadasys olivaceum, 0.3% Etrumeus whiteheadi, <0.1% Scomber japonicus |
| 30.50 % | nekton | finfish | n.a./other finfish | juv./adults | Squalus megalops | 14.1% Squalus megalops, 0.5% Myliobatidae, 0.7% Callorhinchus capensis, 0.2% Chondrichthyian remains |
| 27.90 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | Loligo reynaudii | 15.5% Loligo reynaudii , 12.4% Octops spp., 0.7% Sepia spp. |