Food and Feeding Habits Summary Labrus bergylta
 
Main Ref. Deady, S. and J.M. Fives, 1995
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 27.50 TL
Sample size 29 Percent empty 0
Country Ireland Locality Galway Bay, April-July 1987, 1988.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Labrus bergylta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.72 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Ascidiacea 2.4% Ascidiacea
10.44 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae 9.2% Algae
24.50 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Bivalvia 20.8% Bivalvia, 0.4% Chiton
9.53 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda 8.4% Gastropoda
23.95 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda 21.1% Decapoda
10.67 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Bryozoa 9.4% Bryozoa
11.23 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Amphipoda 4.5% Amphipoda, 4.4% Isopoda, 0.6% Porifera, 0.2% Hydrozoa, 0.1% Foraminifera, 0.1% Insecta
2.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Echinoderms 2.2% Echinoderms
1.70 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others finfish
2.72 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 2.4% Polychaeta
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