Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Callinectes arcuatus

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callinectes arcuatus

Main Ref.	Paul, R.K.G., 1981
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	6.00 none
Sample size	5	Percent empty
Country	Mexico	Locality	Huizache lagoon
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Callinectes arcuatus

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
48.98 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Bivalvia	40.8% bivalves (Tagelus affinis, other bivalves).
10.92 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Osteichthyes	9.1% fishes (Lile stolifera, Anchoa panamensis, Diapterus peruvianus, Galeichthys caerulescens, Mugil spp.).
32.29 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	Brachyura	26.9% crabs (Callinectes spp., Gecarcinus sp., Cardisoma crassum).
6.12 %	detritus	detritus	debris	n.a./others	organic material	5.1% unidentifiable organic material.
1.32 %	zoobenthos	other benth. Invertebrates	n.a./other benth. Invertebrates	juv./adults	Foraminifera	1.1% foraminiferans.
0.36 %	zoobenthos	cnidarians	n.a./other polyps	juv./adults	Hydrozoa	0.3% hydrozoans.