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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Diplodus sargus
 
Main Ref. Whitfield, A.K., 1985
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.50 SL
Sample size 98 Percent empty 0
Country South Africa Locality Swartvlei estuary, 1980.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Diplodus sargus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
20.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
68.90 % plants phytoplankton green algae n.a./others algae Filamentous algae
5.90 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Chironomidae Chironomidae
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Bivalvia Bivalvia spat
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
3.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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