Food and Feeding Habits Summary Oligoplites saurus
 
Main Ref. Carr, W.E.S. and C.A. Adams, 1972
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.10 SL
Sample size 23 Percent empty 4
Country USA Locality about 3 miles NW of the mouth of Crystal River, Florida, April to August 1971
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Oligoplites saurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
44.44 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
17.09 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids mysids and shrimps
12.82 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Caligoid copepods ectoparasites primarily Caligoid copepods
25.64 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepods free-living copepods
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