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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Zeus capensis
 
Main Ref. Meyer, M. and M.J. Smale, 1991
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 17.70 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country South Africa Locality West coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Zeus capensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
71.02 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Paracallionymus costatus 45.48% Paracallionymus costatus, 7.44% Lampanyctodes hectoris, 1.33% unid. Myctophids, 15.87% unid. Fish
4.12 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
19.65 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.33 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults plank. crustaceans
4.18 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults plank. crustaceans
0.66 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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