Food and Feeding Habits Summary Elops saurus
 
Main Ref. Harrington, R.W. and E.S. Harrington, 1961
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length none
Sample size 33 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Indian River marshland, Florida
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Elops saurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
37.37 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults unspecified
1.01 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Aedes sp.
1.01 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Copepoda
16.16 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida
44.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonetes sp.
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