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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anisotremus virginicus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 18.80 SL
Sample size 13 Percent empty 19
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 Anisotremus virginicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods 5.5% pelecypods incl. 3.8% gastropods, 0.8% chitons, 0.2% scaphopods
16.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
13.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults isopods 8.2% isopods, 3% amphipods, 1.1% tanaids, 0.9% ostracods
8.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Crustaceans 5.1% unid. crustaceans, 1.8% harpacticoid copepods, 1.1% tanaids
0.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Nebalia Nebalia
0.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
14.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Eunice sp. 14% Eunice sp., incl. 0.4% sipunculids
16.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiothrix Ophiothrix
14.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults alpheids alpheids & carideans
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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