Food and Feeding Habits Summary Solea solea
 
Main Ref. Abdel'-Malek, S.A., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Egypt Locality Lake Qârûn
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Solea solea
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Rhodophyceae Rhodophyceae 7.69 Phaeophyceae 0.51
1.20 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
22.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
3.70 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults finfish
5.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
15.60 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others Bacillariophyceae Cyanophyceae 4.02 Bacillariophyceae 10.93
42.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.32 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plants
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