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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Abudefduf saxatilis
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.80 SL
Sample size 35 Percent empty 6
Country Puerto Rico Locality Also U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 1958 - Jun. 1961.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Abudefduf saxatilis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Appendicularia appendicularians
8.80 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Bryopsis pennata Bryopsis pennata, Ceramium sp., Champia parvula, Cladophora delicatula, Dictyopteris delicatula, Dictyopteris plagiogramma, Dictyota dentata, Dictyota divaricata, Hypnea spinella, Jania rubens, Laurencia papillosa, Lyngbya majuscula, Polysiphonia sp.
9.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fishes 4.5% fishes incl. 4.7% fish eggs
3.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others Animal remains unidentified animal material
8.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Tridachia crispata 5.3% Tridachia crispata incl. 3% barnacle appendages
44.00 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Zoanthus sociatus 43.2% Zoanthus sociatus incl. 0.8% siphonophores
1.20 % others others n.a./others adults ants ants (winged)
13.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Candacia 13.6% Candacia, Corycaeus, Euchaeta, Euterpina, Microstella, Miracia, Nannocalanus, Oncaea, Scolecithrix
0.90 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
3.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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