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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Haemulon plumierii
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.50 SL
Sample size 22 Percent empty 32
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 Haemulon plumierii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 3.3% fish
33.09 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Mithrax sp. 26% Mithrax sp., 5.3% unid. crustaceans, 0.5% amphipods, 0.3% tanaids
9.18 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 6.9% gastropods incl. 1.3% pelecypods, 0.7% chitons
3.40 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults hemichordata hemichordates
12.78 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others echinoids 12.4% echinoids & spatangoids
8.56 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults sipunculids 8.3% sipunculids
14.95 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 14.5% polychaetes
2.80 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults Holothuria 2.7% Holothuria
5.88 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiothrix sp. 5.7% Ophiothrix sp.
5.99 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults alpheids 5.8% alpheids
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