Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mayaheros urophthalmus
 
Main Ref. Martinez-Palacios, C.A. and L.G. Ross, 1988
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.30 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Celestun Lagoon, Gulf of Mexico, Spring 1985
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mayaheros urophthalmus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
9.83 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Poecilidae Poecilidae
34.08 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains unid. animal matter
4.08 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
2.87 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods n.a./others gastropods
0.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Argulus Argulus & others
11.84 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonidae Palaemonidae
31.03 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
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