Food and Feeding Habits Summary Meuschenia freycineti
 
Main Ref. Bell, J.D., J.J. Burchmore and D.A. Pollard, 1978
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 9.60 SL
Sample size 45 Percent empty 16
Country Australia Locality Port Hacking, New South Wales, 1975 and 1976
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Meuschenia freycineti
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.41 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Ascidians 0.4% Ascidians
11.80 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 11.4% algae
67.08 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others seagrass 64.8% seagrass
1.55 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 1.5% gastropods
1.76 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
12.22 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults hydroids 11.8% hydroids
0.41 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaetes 0.4% Polychaetes
4.76 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults cephalopods 4.6% cephalopods
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