Food and Feeding Habits Summary Eucinostomus argenteus
 
Main Ref. Austin, H. and S. Austin, 1971
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.60 TL
Sample size 24 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 Eucinostomus argenteus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
54.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
5.04 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Rhizoclonium riparium Rhizoclonium riparium
15.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Tanaeidacea Tanaeidacea
0.82 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae plank. crustaceans
2.93 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults non-annelids
20.87 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 07.29.98
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