Food and Feeding Habits Summary Epinephelus striatus
 
Main Ref. Grover, J.J, D.B. Eggleston and J.M. Shenker, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.40 SL
Sample size 49 Percent empty
Country Bahamas Locality shallow banks in the southern Exuma Cays, 1994
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
31.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarideans Gammarideans
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoids Harpacticoids
8.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
12.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans unidentified crustaceans
2.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Tanaidae Tanaids
2.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepodites unidentified copepodites
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoids calanoids and cyclopoids
37.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Carideans
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