Food and Feeding Habits Summary Caranx bucculentus
 
Main Ref. Brewer, D.T., S.J.M. Blaber, D.A. Milton and J.P. Salini, 1994
Fish stage adults Mean length 50.00 TL
Sample size 1104 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, between 1986 and 1991.
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
22.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei Teleostei.
33.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura
5.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others benth. crustaceans
4.90 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoderms
9.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
19.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
5.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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