Food and Feeding Habits Summary Floridichthys carpio
 
Main Ref. Motta, P.J., K.B. Clifton, P. Hernandez, B.T. Eggold, S.D. Giordano and R. Wilcox, 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 6.70 TL
Sample size 30 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Tampa Bay, Florida
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Floridichthys carpio
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
15.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults copepods 9.44% copepods, 5.87% Cyrpis larvae
5.29 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades seagrass seagrass
8.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
9.30 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
2.86 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults bryozoans bryozoans
13.31 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults gastropods 9.16% gastropods, 4.15% bivalves
12.59 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
7.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods 4% ostracods, 3% amphipods
7.59 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 3.15% polychaetes, 4.44% trematodes
18.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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