Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sciaenops ocellatus
 
Main Ref. Soto, M.A., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt and J. Rooker, 1998
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.30 SL
Sample size 57 Percent empty 9
Country USA Locality Texas, 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sciaenops ocellatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
63.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
22.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults plank. crustaceans
0.60 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods eggs plank. copepods
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
3.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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