Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cynoscion nothus
 
Main Ref. Tapia García, M., A. Yáñez-Arancibia, P. Sánchez-Gil and M. de la C. García-Abad, 1988
Fish stage adults Mean length 25.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Campeche Sound, 1978-1982 (rainy season).
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cynoscion nothus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % nekton finfish bony fish adults Synodontidae Synodontidae
1.63 % nekton finfish bony fish adults Engraulidae Engraulidae
38.23 % nekton finfish bony fish adults Clupeidae Clupeidae
0.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sciaenidae Sciaenidae
7.14 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
1.33 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
2.14 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes adults polychaetes
44.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns adults penaeid penaeid shrimps
3.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods adults stomatopods
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