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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Upeneus sulphureus
 
Main Ref. Boraey, F.A. and F.M. Soliman, 1987
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 8.80 SL
Sample size 306 Percent empty
Country Locality Safaga Bay, Red Sea, Second batch - 1984 migration.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Upeneus sulphureus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
14.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Isoteidae Penaeidae, Isoteidae, etc.
3.53 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others gastropods gastropods & pelecypods
2.09 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Foraminifera mixture of eggs, larvae, Foraminifera, algae, fungi, & bacteria
80.08 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Syllidae Nereidae and Syllidae
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