Table 1. Natural food fluctuations (% of total food intake) of
different size classes of European seabass, Dicentrarchus
labrax |
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Type of food |
Life stage/size class |
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Fry (<30 mm SL) |
Adult |
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Detritus |
+ |
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Copepods |
92 |
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Invertebrates |
6�7 |
70 |
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Fish |
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30 |
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Fish larvae |
< 1 |
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Source: Ferrari and Chieregato (1981); Costa (1988); Henderson
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Approximate indicative weight of
different size classes of European seabass |
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Life
stages |
Length (mm) |
Weight (g) |
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Newly hatched larvae |
3�4 |
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Mouth opening |
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Weaning on dry feed |
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40 d old |
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15�20 mg |
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Fry, leaving hatcheries |
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2�5 |
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Fingerlings, grow-out |
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5�10 |
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Market size |
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350�800 |
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Broodstock |
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>400 |
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