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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epinephelus morio
 
Main Ref. Brulé, T., D.O. Avila, M.S. Crespo and C. Déniel, 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 20.00 TL
Sample size 65 Percent empty 73
Country Mexico Locality Port of Progresso on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, 1990-1991
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Epinephelus morio
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
9.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
59.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults reptant crustaceans reptant crustaceans
5.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others benth. crustaceans
3.90 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others mollusks
18.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults natant crustaceans natant crustaceans
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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