Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epinephelus striatus
 
Main Ref. Eggleston, D.B., J.J. Grover and R.N. Lipcius, 1998
Fish stage adults Mean length 50.00 TL
Sample size 6 Percent empty
Country Bahamas Locality Sugar Cay Bay and Norman's Pond Cay
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Epinephelus striatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
55.58 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
1.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguridae Paguridae
33.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Majidae Majidae
10.04 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Decapoda Decapoda
0.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheidae Alpheidae
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