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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 recruits/juv. Mean length 16.00 NG
Sample size 218 Percent empty 10
Country USA Locality Inshore North 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
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Ampelisca spp. 2% Ampelisca spp., 1.1% Unciola irrorata, 1% unidentified amphipoda.
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
7.90 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Tellina sp. 4.8% Tellina sp., 3.1% unidentified bivalves.
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
9.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults Neomysis americana Neomysis americana
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Unidentified Cumacea.
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
2.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crangon septemspinosa 2% Crangon septemspinosa, 0.3% unidentified decapoda.
73.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Asabellides oculata 14.2% Archiannelida, 0.3% Maldanidae, 0.4% Onuphis sp., 0.5% Aglaophamus circinata, 2% Nephtyidae, 1.3% Cirratulidae, 3% Spio sp., 2.6% Spionidae, 20.3% Asabellides oculata, 0.4% Ampharetidae, 28.2% unidentified Polychaeta.
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