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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sepia officinalis
 
Main Ref. Alves, D.M., M. Cristo, J. Sendão and T.C. Borges, 2006
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.30 ML
Sample size 522 Percent empty
Country Portugal Locality Olhao and Tavira, Algarve
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sepia officinalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.26 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults unspecified Aphroditidae
0.04 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults unspecified Nephtyidae
2.29 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults unspecified Donacidae
1.21 % zoobenthos benth. Crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults unspecified crustaceans
14.44 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Sparidae
0.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Trachinidae
1.99 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Labridae
14.49 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Clupeidae
0.11 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Atherinidae
3.95 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Pleuronectiformes
29.23 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified Teleostei
2.17 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unspecified Sepiidae
0.02 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults unspecified Sepiolidae
9.56 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults unspecified cephalopods
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Anomura
0.51 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults unspecified Veneridae
1.89 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults unspecified Solenidae
0.31 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults unspecified bivalves
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults unspecified gastropods
0.57 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults unspecified Octopodidae
0.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults unspecified isopods
0.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults unspecified Crangonidae
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults unspecified Caridea
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults unspecified Palinura
0.64 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults unspecified Leucosiidae
7.69 % zoobenthos benth. Crust. crabs juv./adults unspecified Portunidae
5.45 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults unspecified Brachyura
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