Food and Feeding Habits Summary Micropogonias undulatus
 
Main Ref. Sheridan, P.F. and T.L. Trimm, 1983
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 14.20 SL
Sample size 12 Percent empty 50
Country USA Locality Texas coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Micropogonias undulatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
30.00 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
8.70 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
8.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
36.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
16.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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