The feeding habits of the mud shrimp Solenocera melantho were determined based on the analysis of 720 stomach contents sampled in the northern East China Sea during June 2009 and May2010. The diet of the specimens was studied in relation to the season,sex,size class and reproductive condition. The diet of S. melantho consisted of 43 different prey categories,which belonged to small crustaceans,protozoa,polychaetes,algae,fishes and molluscs. Among these,crustaceans,foraminifera and polychaetes made up the ma...