Food and Feeding Habits Summary Paralabrax clathratus
 
Main Ref. Love, M.S. and A.W. Ebeling, 1978
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.00 SL
Sample size 67 Percent empty
Country USA Locality Naples Reef off Santa Barbara, California
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Paralabrax clathratus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.80 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
11.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others kelp 8.8% kelp, 2.5% unid. algae incl. encrusting bryozoans
50.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
9.10 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults hydroids 8.7% hydroids, 0.4% siphonophores
13.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caprellidae 7.5% Caprellidae, 2.2% Gammaridea , 1.5% copepods, 0.8% crabs, 0.7% shrimps, 0.5% mysids, 0.2% isopods
2.90 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs planktonic invertebrates 2.5% eggs, 0.3% zoea, 0.1% megalopa
0.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
4.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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