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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Menticirrhus americanus
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 18.00 NG
Sample size 19 Percent empty 21
Country USA Locality Inshore South of Cape Hatteras, 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 Menticirrhus americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
25.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Osteichthyes Unidentified Osteichthyes.
12.80 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
18.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Ovalipes ocellatus 0.8% Paguridae, 5% Ogyrides sp., 1.5% Pinnotheridae, 1.5% Ovalipes ocellatus, 1.4% unidentified crab, 4.6% unidentified shrimp, 4.1% unidentified decapoda.
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea.
5.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea Unidentified crustacea.
1.60 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Rhynchocoela Rhynchocoela
33.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 0.7% Phyllodocidae, 32.9% unidentified Polychaeta.
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