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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 0.70 SL
Sample size 22 Percent empty 23
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
5.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods recruits/juv. Harpacticoid Harpacticoid copepodites
42.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults plank. crustaceans
1.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
4.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda unid. Copepoda
45.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Copepodites unid. Copepodites
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