Food and Feeding Habits Summary Labrus merula
 
Main Ref. Dul?i?, J, 1999
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 27.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Croatia Locality Palagruza
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Labrus merula
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.88 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians 5.2% ascidians
9.83 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 8.7% algae
40.11 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves 35.5% bivalves
9.94 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 8.8% gastropods
0.22 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects
22.82 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda 17.7% Decapoda, 0.8% Cirripedia, 0.2% Isopoda, 1.5% Amphipoda
5.18 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Bryozoa 4.6% Bryozoa
2.49 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults fish remains 2.2% fish remains
0.56 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Hydrozoa 0.5%Hydrozoa
2.94 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 2.6% polychaetes
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 12.06.02
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