Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lutjanus guttatus
 
Main Ref. Lozano, M.S. and X.C. Carrapa, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 40.00 NG
Sample size 249 Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Jalisco y Colima, July 1995 to June 1996
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lutjanus guttatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
29.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Polydactylus opercularis Prionotus sp., 1%; Polydactylus opercularis, 2.6%; Eucinostomus gracilis, 7.1%; Congridae, 4.6%; Engraulidae, 3.4%; other finfish, 10.8%
12.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunus asper Portunus xantusii, 1.3%; Portunus asper, 6.5%; other Portunidae, 1%; Euryplax polita, 0.7%; Raninoides benedicti, 0.01%; Albunea lucasia, 2.5%; Parapinnixa sp., 0.1%; Porcelanidae, 0.1%; larva megalopa, 0.02%
10.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Amphinomidae ostracod, 0.02%; polychaete (Amphinomidae), 0.05%; unidentified benthic crustaceans, 10.3%
31.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Trachypenaeus brevisuturae Trachypenaeus brevisuturae, 13.9%; Trachypenaeus pacificus, 0.2%; Trachypenaeus sp., 1.4%; Sicyonia disdorsalis, 8.1%; Sicyonia sp., 0.1%; juvenile shrimp, 3.6%; other shrimp, 4.1%
3.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Lolliguncula diomedae Lolliguncula diomedae
13.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Squilla parva Squilla parva, 9.6%; Squilla sp., 1.8%; other stomatopods, 1.7%
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