Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mullus barbatus barbatus
 
Main Ref. Labropoulou, M. and A. Eleftheriou, 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.80 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Greece Locality Northern coast of Crete, August 1990-August 1992
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
1.17 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
3.21 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea small unid. Crustacea
21.29 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
51.71 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.06 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
17.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Upogebia tipica 13.27% Upogebia tipica , 3.9% misc. Brachyura
4.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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