Food and Feeding Habits Summary Eugerres plumieri
 
Main Ref. Austin, H. and S. Austin, 1971
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.00 TL
Sample size 7 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 Eugerres plumieri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
49.25 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Sirigodium sp. Thalassia, Lyngbya majuscula, Sirigodium sp., Polysiphonia
40.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Pelecypoda Pelecypoda
10.45 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Ostracoda Ostracoda, Harpacticoida
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