Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 7.80 SL |
Sample size | 24 | Percent empty | 4 |
Country | Puerto Rico | 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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5.23 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Gammaridea | Gammaridea & Hyperiidea |
2.46 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | pelecypods | 2.4% pelecypods |
1.54 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | chitons | juv./adults | chitons | |
3.18 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | crabs | 3.1% crabs |
5.64 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | Caecum nitidum | 5.3% Caecum nitidum, C. pulchellum, Petaloconchus, Tricolia |
4.41 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | octopi | juv./adults | octopus | 4.3% octopus |
9.32 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | ostracods | juv./adults | ostracods | 5.9% ostracods incl. 1.7% isopods, 1.5% tanaids |
10.45 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | juv./adults | Euterpina | 10.2% Euterpina, harpacticoids |
49.18 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | lumbrinerids | 47.1% lumbrinerids, nereids, 0.9% sipunculids |
8.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | shrimps | 6.5% shrimps incl.1.9% unid. crustaceans |