Food and Feeding Habits Summary

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Menippe nodifrons

Main Ref.	Madambashi, A.M., R.A. Christofoletti and M.A.A. Pinheiro, 2005
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	5.10 CW
Sample size	265	Percent empty	60.4
Country	Brazil	Locality	Parnapua Beach, Santos-Sao Vicente, Sao Paulo State.
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Menippe nodifrons

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
1.30 %	zoobenthos	cnidarians	n.a./other polyps	juv./adults	unspecifiedd hydrozoan polyps
21.90 %	others	others	n.a./others	n.a./others	digested organic matter
18.60 %	others	others	n.a./others	n.a./others	sand grains
17.30 %	zoobenthos	worms	polychaetes	juv./adults	polychaetes	Annelids composed mainly of the polychaete Phragmatopoma caudata.
10.60 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	unspecified algae
8.50 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	n.a./other mollusks	juv./adults	mollusks	mollusks = gastropods and bivalves
1.90 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	unspecified sponges
1.50 %	zoobenthos	echinoderms	sea stars/brittle stars	juv./adults	unspecified brittle stars
0.70 %	zoobenthos	other benth. invertebrates	n.a./other benth. invertebrates	juv./adults	unspecified bryozoans
17.10 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	n.a./other benth. Crustaceans	juv./adults	unspecified crustaceans
0.20 %	detritus	detritus	carcasses	n.a./others	unspecified tissue
0.40 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	unspecified bony fishes