Food and Feeding Habits Summary Occidentarius platypogon
 
Main Ref. Cruz, V.H., L.A. Abitia, L. Campos and F. Galvan, 2000
Fish stage adults Mean length 42.40 SL
Sample size 102 Percent empty 9
Country Mexico Locality San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, may and August 1992.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Occidentarius platypogon
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sardinops caeruleus 8.5% Sardinops caeruleus, 0.8% Syngnathus californiensis, 2.4% Paralabrax maculatofasciatus, 0.2% Blenniidae.
76.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Callinectes bellicosus 40.1% Callinectes bellicosus, 10.9% Portunus xanthusii, 2.4% unidentified Portunid, 0.4% Hepatella amica, 0.4% Dynomene ursula, 20.6% Penaeus californiensis, 0.3% Scyionia sp., 0.8% Paracerseis sp., 0.2% Cirolana sp., 0.1% Hyale sp., 0.6% Corophium sp., 0.1% ostracoda.
10.90 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Octopus sp. 5.5% Octopus sp., 0.5% Nasarius sp., 0.8% Anachis sp., 2.7% Ensis californiensis, 1.4% mollusk remains.
0.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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