Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hypsurus caryi
 
Main Ref. Ebeling, A.W. and D.R. Laur, 1986
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country USA Locality Naples Reef off southern California
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hypsurus caryi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Caprellid amphipods Caprellid amphipods
32.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarid >3 mm Gammarid amphipods
41.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammarid amphipods <3 mm Gammarid amphipods
2.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
5.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
3.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults sea stars/brittle stars
4.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14