Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Lepidochelys kempii

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lepidochelys kempii

Main Ref.	Shaver, D.J., 1991
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	31.40 CL
Sample size	51	Percent empty
Country	USA	Locality	southern Texas, USA
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lepidochelys kempii

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
1.51 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	shrimps/prawns	juv./adults	miscellaneous shrimp
2.61 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	n.a./other mollusks	juv./adults	unidentified molluscs
0.62 %	others	others	n.a./others	juv./adults	miscellaneous others
13.57 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	gastropods	juv./adults	oyster sp.	3.28% Nassarius vibex; 0.01% Nassarius acutus; 7.1% oyster species; 0.14Polinices duplicatus; 0.04% Nuculana concentrica; 2.98% miscellaneous molluscs.
8.02 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	unidentified fish	4.69% unidentified fish; 3.32% miscellaneous fish.
0.69 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	unidentified algae
12.33 %	others	others	n.a./others	juv./adults	unidentified others	12.31% unidentified others.
0.53 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	unidentified crab
1.54 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	fruits/seeds	seeds	0.66% Sargassum sp.; 0.21% Halodule wrightii; 0.24% Gracilaria sp.; 0.13% seeds; 0.09% wood; 0.21% miscellaneous vegetation.
58.57 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	Callinectes sapidus	35.31% Callinectes sapidus; 1.06% Persephona mediterranea; 17.12% Libinia sp.; 4.81% Hepatus epheliticus; 0.18% miscellaneous crabs (Portunus gibbessii, Callinectes similus, Calappa sp., Ovalipes floridanus, Pagurus pollicaris, Persephona crinita, Pagurus longicarpus).