Food and Feeding Habits Summary Menidia beryllina
 
Main Ref. Carr, W.E.S. and C.A. Adams, 1973
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.10 SL
Sample size 50 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Crystal River, Florida, 23 Oct. 1970-25 Aug. 1971.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Menidia beryllina
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.79 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
87.34 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae veligers veligers
2.54 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Cypris Cypris
1.29 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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