Main Ref. | Sturm, E.A. and M.H. Horn, 1998 | ||
Fish stage | adults | Mean length | 40.00 TL |
Sample size | 60 | Percent empty | |
Country | USA | Locality | Santa Catalina, California |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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4.00 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Enteromorpha spp. | 2.3% Enteromorpha spp., 1.7% Chaetomorpha, <1% of Codium fragile and Ulva lobata |
7.80 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Halidrys dioica | 3.7% Halidrys dioica, 2.4% Ectocarpaceae, 1.7% Petrospongium rugosum |
88.20 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Polysiphonia spp. | 63.8% Polysiphonia spp., 11.6% Chondracanthus canaliculatus, 5% Ceramium spp., 4.6% Pterocladia capillacea, 1.2% Gelidium coulteri, <1% of each of the ff.: Corallina chilensis, Cryptopleura crispa, Hypnea valentiae, Liagora californica, Mazzaella affinis |