Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sphoeroides testudineus
 
Main Ref. Austin, H. and S. Austin, 1971
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 8.80 TL
Sample size 2 Percent empty
Country Puerto Rico Locality Along the western shores of Puerto Rico
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Sphoeroides testudineus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
50.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Neritina sp. Neritina sp.
50.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Portunidae Portunid megalops
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