Food and Feeding Habits Summary Eucinostomus gula
 
Main Ref. Vega-Cendejas, M.E., M. Hernandez and F. Arreguin-Sanchez, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Mexico Locality Celestun, Gulf of Mexico, 1984-1990
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Eucinostomus gula
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.74 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others detritus plant matter, foramaminifera
3.69 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
16.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults decapods decapods
61.41 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea, ostracods, isopods, tanaids, & cumaceans
2.31 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others Gastropoda Gastropoda & Bivalvia
1.02 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids n.a./others Nematoda Nematoda
7.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
7.57 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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