Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leiostomus xanthurus
 
Main Ref. Welsh, W.W. and C.M. Breder Jr., 1923
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.80 SL
Sample size 50 Percent empty
Country USA Locality St. Vincent Sound, Florida, 1915
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leiostomus xanthurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
86.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
9.52 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
1.19 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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