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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Menidia menidia
 
Main Ref. Adams, S.M., 1976
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.50 TL
Sample size 130 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Beaufort, North Carolina
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Menidia menidia
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Caprellidae Caprellidae
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
12.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
4.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Bittium Bittium
0.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Brittle stars Brittle stars, brozoans, nematodes, nemertines, flatworms, crustacean nauplii and megalops, incl. seaweeds
73.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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