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 0.50 SL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 28.57
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
11.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
0.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods recruits/juv. Harpacticod Harpacticod copepodites
23.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
18.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
34.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda unid. Copepoda
11.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Copepodites unid. Copepodites
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