Main Ref. | Anyanwu, A.O. and K.I. Kusemiju, 1990 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | NG |
Sample size | 1599 | Percent empty | 35.9 |
Country | Nigeria | Locality | Off the Lagos coast. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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8.70 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Brachydeuterus auritus | 1.9% Ilisha africana, 1% Cynoglossus spp., 0.3% Pteroscion peli, 0.6% Pseudotolithus typus, 0.7% Galeoides decadactylus, 2% Brachydeuterus auritus, 1.1% fish remains, 1.1% fish scales. |
0.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Callinectes spp. | Callinectes spp. |
2.10 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other cephalopods | juv./adults | Sepia spp. | Sepia spp. |
88.90 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Nematopalaemon hastatus | 41.4% Nematopalaemon hastatus, 36.7% parapenaeopsis atlantica, 7.2% Penaeus notialis, 3.3% shrimp parts. |