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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hypanus americanus
 
Main Ref. Gilliam, D. and K.M. Sullivan, 1993
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 150.00 WD
Sample size 18 Percent empty
Country Bahamas Locality Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, 1991
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hypanus americanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
18.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Labridae Labridae (7.20) Gobiidae (1.50) Scaridae (2.80) unidentified finfish (6.0)
34.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunus depressifons Portunus depressifons (13.5) Portunus ordwayi (13.2) Portunus anceps (3.10) Albunea gibbesii (0.81) Albunea paretti (0.42) Ranilia muricata (0.04) Mithrax hispidus (0.04)
11.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Strombus gigas Bivalvia (2.40); Strombus gigas (3.20) other Gastropoda (3.20) Octopus joubini (1.50)
6.50 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids unidentified annelids (6.0)
7.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benthic crustaceans unidentified benthic crustaceans (7.0)
11.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Metapenaeopsis goodei Metapenaeopsis goodei (7.40) Trachypenaeus contrictus (0.20) Alpheus schmitti (1.0) Processa guyanae (0.02) Tozeuma carolinense (0.02)
10.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Alima hyalina Alima hyalina (5.30), Gonodactylus oerstedi (0.60), Pseudosquilla ciliata (3.40)
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