Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atule mate
 
Main Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., D.A. Milton, N.J.F. Rawlinson, G. Tiroba and P.V. Nichols, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Solomon Is. Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Atule mate
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.09 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Herklotsichthys spp. Herklotsichthys spp.
4.87 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Spratelloides delicatulus Spratelloides delicatulus
16.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Atherinidae Atherinidae
32.51 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei unid. Teleostei
42.93 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Stolephorus spp. Stolephorus spp.
0.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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