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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lithognathus lithognathus
 
Main Ref. Bennett, B.A., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.00 TL
Sample size 346 Percent empty 10
Country South Africa Locality Bot River, Kleinmond and Palmiet estuaries on the southwestern Cape
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lithognathus lithognathus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
29.59 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
1.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
1.02 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomid Chironomid larvae
5.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
21.43 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
23.47 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
9.18 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plants
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