Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | 6.30 SL |
Sample size | 17 | Percent empty | |
Country | Locality | Also U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 1958 - Jun. 1961. | |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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33.90 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | ascidians | juv./adults | Appendicularia | appendicularians |
2.10 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | eggs | fish eggs | |
2.90 % | zooplankton | jellyfish/hydroids | jellyfish/hydroids | juv./adults | siphonophora | siphonophores |
8.40 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | shrimp larvae | shrimp larvae |
0.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | ostracods | juv./adults | ostracods | |
52.40 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | juv./adults | Calanopia americana | Calanopia americana, Coryaceus, Miracia efferata, Nannocalanus minor, Paracalanus aculeatus, P. parvus, Oncaea, Temora, Undinula |