Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sciaenops ocellatus
 
Main Ref. Soto, M.A., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt and J. Rooker, 1998
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.90 SL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 20
Country USA Locality Texas, 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sciaenops ocellatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
17.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustaceans unid. Crustaceans
1.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults invertebrates misc. invertebrates
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs plank. copepods
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda unid. Copepoda
65.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. copepodites copepodites
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Calanoida Calanoida
8.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonetes Palaemonetes
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14