Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cynoscion regalis
 
Main Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 26.00 NG
Sample size 111 Percent empty 19
Country USA Locality Inshore South of Cape Hatteras.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cynoscion regalis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
74.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anchoa hepsetus 4.6% Clupeidae, 15.6% Anchoa hepsetus, 4.6% Anchoa mitchilli, 4.1% Anchoa sp., 0.2% Engraulidae, 0.2% Gadus morhua, 0.1% Merluccius bilinearis, 7.3% Carangidae, 0.8% Macrozoarces americanus, 0.4% Osteichthyes larvae, 36.2% unidentified Osteichthyes.
0.30 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains Animal remains and misc.
6.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Dichelopandalus leptocerus 2.3% Acetes sp., 1.7% Dichelopandalus leptocerus, 0.1% Ovalipes ocellatus, 2.1% unidentified Decapoda.
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
19.00 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Illex illecebrosus Illex illecebrosus
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