Food and Feeding Habits Summary Diplodus holbrookii
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.00 NG
Sample size 6 Percent empty 16.7
Country USA Locality Inshore north of Cape Hatteras
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Diplodus holbrookii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Aeginina longicornis Aeginina longicornis (5.1%) and unidentified Amphipoda (0.1%).
14.90 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Bivalvia Unidentified Bivalvia.
0.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
23.50 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Unidentified Decapoda.
50.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Anthozoa Anthozoa (30.9%) and Hydrozoa (19.7%).
1.00 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Unspecified Ophiuroidea.
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Acetes americanus Acetes americanus.
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