Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mullus surmuletus
 
Main Ref. Labropoulou, M. and A. Eleftheriou, 1997
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 12.50 TL
Sample size 429 Percent empty
Country Greece Locality Cretan waters, 1988-89
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
19.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
12.10 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
57.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Ethusa mascarone Decapods (Inachus sp., Ethusa mascarone)
10.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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