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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon capistratus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage adults Mean length 6.80 SL
Sample size 29 Percent empty 3
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 Chaetodon capistratus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults didemnids didemnids
16.80 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
6.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
38.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Zoanthus spp. Zoanthus spp.
4.70 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps n.a./others gorgonians gorgonians
31.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Serpulidae Serpulidae, Terebellidae
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