Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mugil cephalus
 
Main Ref. Pisarevskaya, I.I. and E.O. Aksenova, 1991
Fish stage larvae Mean length 2.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Locality Black Sea, 1976
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mugil cephalus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Evadne sp. 2.3% Evadne sp. incl. 0.3% Bivalvia larvae
5.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Penilia avirostris Penilia avirostris
3.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Centropages kröyeri Centropages kröyeri
3.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Labidocera brunescens Labidocera brunescens
3.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Anomalocera patersoni Anomalocera patersoni
4.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pseudocalanus elongatus Pseudocalanus elongatus
6.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi
7.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Pontenella mediterranea Pontenella mediterranea
23.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona nana Oithona nana
39.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Paracalanus parvus Paracalanus parvus
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