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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ariopsis felis
 
Main Ref. Yáñez-Arancibia, A. and A. Lara-Dominguez, 1988
Fish stage adults Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size 50 Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Terminos Lagoon, southern Gulf of Mexico bordering Campeche Sound, 1980-1981
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ariopsis felis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.30 % nekton finfish bony fish adults fish fish remains.
37.70 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 36.39% indeterminate organic matter, 0.34% sediments, 1% vegetal debris
1.20 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids 1.22% annelids, 0.001% nematopores.
11.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans adults Crustacean Crustacean remains.
18.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Penaeus 9.45% blue crabs, 8.93% Penaeus, 0.17% isopods, 0.13% amphipods, 0.004% foraminiferans, 0.001% tanaidacea.
9.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates eggs benthic invertebrates eggs/larvae of invertebrates.
1.60 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoderms
2.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
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