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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Menticirrhus saxatilis
 
Main Ref. Welsh, W.W. and C.M. Breder Jr., 1923
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.60 SL
Sample size 21 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Cape May, New Jersey, 1916
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
41.67 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
31.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
26.39 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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