Food and Feeding Habits Summary Acanthocybium solandri
 
Main Ref. Manooch, C.S. III and W.T. Hogarth, 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 71 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Gulf of Mexico
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Acanthocybium solandri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Balistes capriscus
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Echeneidae
1.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diodon hystrix
2.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardninella aurita
3.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Peprilus sp.
5.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Coryphaena hippurus
15.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Carangidae Decapterus punctatus 4.0 Caranx sp. 7.4 Unid. Carangid 4.0
19.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish Unid. Fish 19.7
51.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scombridae Euthynnus allettaratus 7.7 Unid. Scombrid 43.9
0.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo sp
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