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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epinephelus marginatus
 
Main Ref. Machado, L.F., F.A.M.L. Daros, A. Andrade de Bertoncini, M. Hostim-Silva and J.P. Barreiros, 2008
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 55.10 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Santa Catarina State, between São Francisco do Sul and Florianópolis
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Epinephelus marginatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.04 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Algae
46.59 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei Genidens genidens 22.58 Porichthys porosissimus 3.61 Mugil sp. 3.09 Teleostei 17.31
43.97 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura Callinectes danae 2.20 Callinectes larvatus 5.88 Cronius ruber 20.58 Panopeus austrobesus 4.75 Panopeus sp. 1.24 Petrolisthes galathinus 0.41 Portunidae 3.03 Xanthidae 1.53 Brachyura 3.96 Macrura Natantia 0.35
9.36 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Bivalvia 0.46 Gastropoda 0.92 Octopus vulgaris 7.97
0.04 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea
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