Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mullus surmuletus
 
Main Ref. Mazzola, A., L. Lopiano, T. la Rosa and G. SarĂ , 1999
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.70 SL
Sample size 86 Percent empty
Country Italy Locality Stagnone di Marsala, Western Sicily, 1995.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Mullus surmuletus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
4.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
23.30 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
2.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
5.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
47.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Tanaidacea Tanaidacea
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
6.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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