Food and Feeding Habits Summary Maxillicosta scabriceps
 
Main Ref. Platell, M.E. and I.C. Potter, 1998
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 9.40 TL
Sample size 159 Percent empty
Land Australia Fundort West coast of Western Australia
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Maxillicosta scabriceps
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Kommentare
22.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarid amphipods 21.4% Gammarid amphipods, 1% Caprellid amphipods
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults chitons
36.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Oxyrhyncan crabs 20.4% Oxyrhyncan crabs, 11.4% Brachyrhyncan crabs, 5% unid. Crabs
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
8.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
12.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Tanaids 0.8% Tanaids, 0.1% Cumaceans
7.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta 7.2% Polychaeta incl. 0.2% Sipunculids
10.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridean decapods 10.3% Caridean decapods, 0.1% Penaeid decapods
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