Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lethrinus lentjan
 
Main Ref. Salini, J.P., S.J.M. Blaber and D.T. Brewer, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.60 SL
Sample size 297 Percent empty 76
Country Australia Locality Gulf of Carpentaria, 1990
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lethrinus lentjan
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
27.91 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 26.1% Teleostei
9.84 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 9.2% Brachyura
3.74 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelids 3.5% Annelids
7.27 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults other Crustacea 6.8% other Crustacea
7.38 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusks excl. Cephalopoda 6.9% Mollusks excl. Cephalopoda
43.74 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda 40.9% Cephalopoda
0.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopods <0.1% Stomatopods
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