Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epinephelus striatus
 
Main Ref. Grover, J.J, D.B. Eggleston and J.M. Shenker, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size 29 Percent empty
Country Bahamas Locality shallow banks of the southern Exuma Cays, 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Epinephelus striatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
22.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarideans Gammarideans, 15.3% Caprellids, 0.7% Leptostraca, 1.7%; Cumaceans, 0.6%; Tanaids, 3.0%;
3.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
41.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae Portunids
13.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
2.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognaths Chaetognaths
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
6.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
7.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridean Carideans, 7.1%
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