Food and Feeding Habits Summary Elops saurus
 
Main Ref. Austin, H. and S. Austin, 1971
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 16.20 TL
Sample size 9 Percent empty 22
Country Puerto Rico Locality Along the shores of western Puerto Rico
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Elops saurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
48.88 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mugil curema Mugil curema
51.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Penaeus sp. Penaeus sp.
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