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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leiostomus xanthurus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 18.00 NG
Sample size 221 Percent empty 22
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 Leiostomus xanthurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Amphipoda Unidentified amphipoda.
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
21.10 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves 0.3% unidentified bivalves, 20.8% unidentified mollusca.
9.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa hepsetus 4% Anchoa hepsetus, 2.4% Engraulidae, 1.3% Osteichthyes larvae, 2.2% unidentified Osteichthyes.
42.40 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
2.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Acetes americanus 1.7% Acetes americanus, 0.8% unidentified decapoda, 0.2% unidentified crustacea.
10.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Oxyurostylis smithi 4.7% Oxyurostylis smithi, 5.4% unidentified Cumacea.
0.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoderms
3.50 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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