Food and Feeding Habits Summary Stenotomus chrysops
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 13.00 NG
Sample size 29 Percent empty 10.34
Country USA Locality Inshore South of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Stenotomus chrysops
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified Amphipoda.
19.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and miscellaneous.
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguridae Paguridae.
56.90 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae Osteichthyes Unspecified Osteichthyes larvae.
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea Unidentified Crustacea.
18.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Lumbrineridae Lumbrineridae (2.5%), Sabellidae (1.9%), and unidentified Polychaeta (14%).
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