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 SL
Sample size 73 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
7.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
30.60 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
34.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Tanaidacea Tanaidacea
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
19.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
4.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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