Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scomberomorus maculatus
 
Main Ref. Finucane, J.H., C.B. Grimes and S.P. Naughton, 1990
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 25.00 FL
Sample size 155 Percent empty
Country USA Locality South Atlantic coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scomberomorus maculatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Balistidae Balistidae
9.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
85.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Engraulidae Engraulidae
0.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.30 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nematoda Nematoda
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
0.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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