Food and Feeding Habits Summary

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scylla serrata

Main Ref.	Hill, B.J., 1979
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	143.00 none
Sample size	32	Percent empty	50
Country	South Africa	Locality	South African estuary
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scylla serrata

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
18.10 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Lamya capensis	Recomputed value from 25%. Attached bivalves mainly Lamya capensis.
63.80 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Solen corneus	Recomputed value from 88%. Burrowing bivalves such as Solen corneus, Pitaria kochii and Dosinia hepatica.
18.10 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	Cleistostoma algoense	Recomputed from 25%. Small crabs Cleistostoma algoense and Hymenosoma orbiculare.