Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mullus barbatus barbatus
 
Main Ref. Caragitsou, E. and N. Tsimenides, 1982
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 209 Percent empty 12.9
Country Greece Locality Thracian Sea, October 1976
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mullus barbatus barbatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Cumacea 2.27 Amphipoda 4.50
4.76 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
37.28 % detritus detritus debris juv./adults debris
0.68 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Euphausiacea Euphausiacea 0.10 Decapoda larvae 0.58
0.19 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
9.81 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Mysidacea Mysidacea
13.79 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
24.90 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda Copepoda 0.54 Stomatopoda 1.26
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