Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epigonus telescopus
 
Main Ref. Macpherson, E., 1981
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length TL
Sample size 311 Percent empty
Country Spain Locality Balearic Sea, 1976-78
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Epigonus telescopus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.80 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
21.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
25.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
45.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Meganyctiphanes norvegica Decapods (Meganyctiphanes norvegica, Boreomysis megalops)
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