Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anchoa hepsetus
 
Main Ref. Motta, P.J., K.B. Clifton, P. Hernandez, B.T. Eggold, S.D. Giordano and R. Wilcox, 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 9.60 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country USA Locality Tampa Bay, Florida
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Anchoa hepsetus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 4.59% amphipods, 0.51% ostracods
2.04 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
2.86 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
6.63 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
8.16 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 8.06% gastropods, 0.1% scaphopods
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 0.1% isopods, 0.1% mites
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab 0.1% crab larvae, 0.1% Cypris larvae
3.98 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
23.57 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepods 23.47% copepods, 0.1% cladocerans
47.24 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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