Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epinephelus striatus
 
Main Ref. Grover, J.J., 1993
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.20 SL
Sample size 31 Percent empty
Country Bahamas Locality southern Exuma Cays, 1991
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Epinephelus striatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.70 % plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates n.a./others dinoflagellates
78.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
19.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. Copepods
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