Main Ref. | Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 81.80 TL |
Sample size | 81 | Percent empty | 23 |
Country | Locality | west coast of southern Africa | |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.60 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Myctophidae | Myctophidae |
1.20 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Paralepididae | Paralepididae |
9.50 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Melanostomias spilorhynchus | Melanostomias spilorhynchus |
71.20 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Diaphus ostenfeldi | Diaphus ostenfeldi |
1.20 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Penaeidae | Penaeidae |
16.30 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | squids/cuttlefish |