Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition Leiostomus xanthurus
n = 9
Main Food Percent
Trophic Level
(y)
Predator Life Stage Country Locality Ref.
detritus 68 2.4 juv./adults USA Beaufort, North Carolina 30599
zooplankton 33 3.0 larvae USA Newport River estuary 13808
detritus 44 3.2 recruits/juv. USA Texas coast 30529
detritus 64 2.6 recruits/juv. USA Texas coast 30529
zoobenthos 50 3.3 recruits/juv. USA Cape Fear Estuary, North Carolina 30610
zoobenthos 87 3.4 recruits/juv. USA St. Vincent Sound, Florida, 1915 13501
detritus 93 4.4 recruits/juv. USA Middle Atlantic. 37512
detritus 43 4.0 juv./adults USA Inshore south of Cape Hatteras. 37512
zoobenthos 74 3.2 recruits/juv. USA Inshore North of Cape Hatteras. 37512
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