Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lutjanus guttatus
 
Main Ref. Valle-Lopez, F.L., X.G. Moreno-Sánchez, M.S. Irigoyen-Arredondo, L.A. Abitia-Cárdenas, E. Marín-Enríquez and J.S. Ramírez-Pérez, 2021
Fish stage adults Mean length 41.50 TL
Sample size 202 Percent empty 5.5
Country Mexico Locality Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lutjanus guttatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.05 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Chione spp.
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Acanthurus spp.
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Benthosema panamense
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ophichthus spp.
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scorpaenodes spp.
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sebastes spp.
0.05 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Triphoturus spp.
0.31 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diaphus spp.
0.92 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ophioblennius steindachneri
1.23 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulis mordax
1.23 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Mugil curema
1.94 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Opisthonema libertate
3.37 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Scomber japonicus
3.89 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Achirus spp.
29.81 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops sagax
49.78 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Harengula thrissina
1.43 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others unspecified fish remains
0.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Callinectes spp.
1.84 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Nyctiphanes simplex
0.05 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Parvanachis spp.
0.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults Cymothoa exigua
0.05 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults unspecified Salpidae
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Ergasilida Suborder cited in literature is Poecilostomatoida.
0.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sicyonia disedwardsi
2.83 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeus spp.
0.05 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Loligo spp.
0.46 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Squilla spp.
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