Food and Feeding Habits Summary Prionotus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Soares, L.S.H. and R. Apelbaum, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Ubatuba
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Prionotus punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.71 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Pleuronectiformes
6.54 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Porichthys porosissimus
15.93 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Teleostei
0.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others Leptochela sp.
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods n.a./others Isopoda
0.04 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Anomura
0.04 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Caridea
0.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Decapoda
0.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Gammaridea
0.06 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Leucosiidae
0.07 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Tanaidacea
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Stomatopoda
0.14 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Cumacea
0.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Shrimp
1.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Brachyura/Anomura
2.06 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Brachyura
9.73 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Portunus spinimanus
14.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Portunidae
2.97 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Crustacea (megalopa)
0.09 % others other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Majidae
38.22 % others other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Sicyoniidae
1.56 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes n.a./others Polychaeta
5.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns n.a./others Penaeidae
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