DIET OF JUVENILE GAG MYCTEROPERCA MICROLEPIS FROM A NON-ESTUARINE SEAGRASS BED HABITAT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.

The article presents a study which evaluated diet composition in juvenile jag, Mycteroperca microlepsis from a nearshore open marine seagrass bed on the north coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Percentage frequency of occurrence, percentage number, percentage weight, and a dietary index were used in analyzing stomach contents from 322 juveniles. It was found that diet composition and ontogenetic changes in juvenile diet were the same.