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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Menticirrhus saxatilis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 23.00 NG
Sample size 32 Percent empty 3
Country USA Locality Offsh. South of C.H., Insh. South of C.H., Insh. North of C.H.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Menticirrhus saxatilis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarus annulatus 0.4% Ampelisca verrilli, 2.3% Gammarus annulatus, 0.4% unidentified amphipoda.
16.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulidae 10.9% Engraulidae, 1% Osteichthyes larvae, 4.1% unidentified Osteichthyes.
1.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
61.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Albunea paretii 2.2% Acetes americanus, 0.7% Acetes sp. 1.4% Penaeidae, 0.9% Hippolytidae, 1.8% Crangon septemspinosa, 1.9% Cancer irroratus, 6.2% Portunus gibbesii, 1.4% Portunus spinicarpus, 0.6% Portunus sp., 0.5% Portunidae, 0.6% Ogyrides sp., 18.4% Albunea paretii, 25.1% unidentified decapoda.
1.20 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
10.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nephtys sp. 4.4% Onuphidae, 1.1% Nephtys bucera, 2% Nephtys sp., 0.7% Nephtyidae, 2.3% unidentified Polychaeta.
5.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Squilla empusa Squilla empusa
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