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 | 14.10 SL |
Sample size | Percent empty | ||
Country | USA | Locality | Tampa Bay, Florida |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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57.30 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | ascidians | juv./adults | ascidians | |
18.26 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | benthic algae/weeds | |
7.93 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | crabs | |
1.95 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | barnacles | 0.54% barnacles, 0.51% isopods, 0.51% copepods, 0.41% cladocerans, 0.24% amphipods, 0.11% shrimps, 0.01% ostracods |
0.37 % | zoobenthos | other benth. invertebrates | n.a./other benth. invertebrates | juv./adults | bryozoans | bryozoans |
0.54 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | juv./adults | mollusks | |
9.36 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | eggs | plank. invertebrates | |
2.78 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | juv./adults | anemones | anemones |
1.46 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | sponges | juv./adults | sponges |