Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Portunus pelagicus

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Portunus pelagicus

Main Ref.	de Lestang, S., I.C. Platell and M.E. Potter, 2000
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	none
Sample size		Percent empty
Country	Australia	Locality	Peel-Harvey (32°40'South, 115°40'East), Australia
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Portunus pelagicus

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
3.41 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	amphipods	juv./adults	Gammarid amphipods	Corophium spp. and Grandidierella spp.
3.21 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	plant material
22.34 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Arthritica semen	<0.1% large bivalves.
0.70 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Favonigobius lateralis
9.42 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	Decapod shell fragments	Portunus pelagicus and Ovalipes australiensis.
54.11 %	detritus	detritus	debris	n.a./others	calcareous material	54% calcareous material.
2.61 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	gastropods	juv./adults	Tatea spp.
0.40 %	zoobenthos	echinoderms	n.a./other echinoderms	juv./adults	Echinodermata
3.81 %	zoobenthos	worms	polychaetes	juv./adults	Ceratonereis aequisetis