Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Callinectes ornatus

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callinectes ornatus

Main Ref.	Mantelatto, F.L.M. and R.A. Christofoletti, 2001
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	4.10 CW
Sample size	446	Percent empty
Country	Brazil	Locality	Ubatuba Bay
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Callinectes ornatus

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
4.20 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Plantae	3.6% plants (vascular materials, algae).
37.10 %	detritus	detritus	debris	n.a./others	material	31.7% digested material (unrecognizable tissue, amorphous particles, plant and animal fragments, unidentifiable organic material).
3.80 %	zoobenthos	worms	n.a./other annelids	juv./adults	worms	3.3% worms (3.2% polychaetes, 0.1% worms).
26.30 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	n.a./other benth. Crustaceans	juv./adults	Crustacea	22.5% crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, isopods).
0.70 %	zoobenthos	other benth. Invertebrates	n.a./other benth. Invertebrates	juv./adults	Foraminifera	0.6% foraminiferans.
1.10 %	zoobenthos	other benth. invertebrates	n.a./other benth. invertebrates	juv./adults	Bryozoa	0.9% bryozoans.
6.90 %	zoobenthos	echinoderms	n.a./other echinoderms	juv./adults	Echindermata	5.9% echinoderms (brittle stars, sea urchins).
5.30 %	nekton	finfish	n.a./other finfish	juv./adults	Pisces	4.5% fishes.
13.70 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	n.a./other mollusks	juv./adults	Mollusca	11.7% molluscs (gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods).
0.90 %	zoobenthos	cnidarians	n.a./other polyps	juv./adults	Cnidaria	0.8% cnidarians (hydrozoan polyps, coral tubes).