Food and Feeding Habits Summary Spondyliosoma cantharus
 
Main Ref. Gonçalves, J.M.S. and K. Erzini, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Portugal Locality Southwest coast, between December 1992-March 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Spondyliosoma cantharus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
3.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
1.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
7.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
3.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
4.50 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Hydrozoa 4% Hydrozoa, 0.4% Anthozoa
73.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta and other unid.worms
4.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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