Food and Feeding Habits Summary Caranx bucculentus
 
Main Ref. Brewer, D.T., S.J.M. Blaber and J.P. Salini, 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 3.50 SL
Sample size 1752 Percent empty 43
Country Australia Locality Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, 1986-1988
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Caranx bucculentus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
48.47 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
45.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Malacostraca 44.65% Malacostraca, 0.92% unid. Crustacea
0.21 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.30 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea 0.29% Ophiuroidea, 0.01% Echinoidea
5.46 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 3.88% Cephalopoda, incl. 1.43% Bivalvia, 0.04% Gastropoda
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