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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodipterus faber
 
Main Ref. Hayse, J.W., 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 177 Percent empty 12.4
Country USA Locality South Carolina, 1985-87
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chaetodipterus faber
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.57 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Caprella penantis Ampithoe sp. 0.06 Batea catherinensis 0.03 Caprella equilibra 0.15 Caprella penantis 2.25 Caprellidae uniden. 0.01 Cerapus tubularis 0.18 Dulichiella appendiculata 0.04 Erichthonium brasiliensis 0.22 Gammaridea unid. 0.03 Gammaropsis sp. 0.01 Hyperiidae sp. 0.01 Jassa falcata 0.31 Lembos sp. <0.01 Luconacia incerta 0.02 Phtisica marina 0.05 Stenothoe georgiana 0.03 Stenothoe minuta 0.01 Stenothoe sp. <0.01
2.33 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Gracilaria folifera Cladophora laetiverens 0.01 Gracilaria folifera 1.25 Hypnea muscifornis 0.82 Ulva sp. 0.03 Algae undetermined 0.12
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Musculus lateralis Pelecypoda Anadara transversa <0.01 Musculus lateralis 0.02 Pelecypoda unid, 0.14
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Mitrella lunata Gastropoda Anachis sp. 0.01 Mitrella lunata 0.01 Nudibranchia 0.01 Turbonilla sp. <0.01 Gastropoda unid. 0.03
1.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Balanus sp. Pycnogonida Anoplodactylus insignis 0.02 Ostracoda <0.01 Calanoida <0.01 Cyclopoida <0.01 Harpacticoida 0.03 Copepoda unid. <0.01 Balanus sp. 0.07 Cirripedia unid. <0.01 Mysidacea <0.01 Tanaidacea <0.01
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs eggs eggs undetermined
54.61 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Chiropsalmus quadrumanus Aglaophenia rigida 0.07 Aglaophenia sp. 0.05 Campanularia sp. 0.01 Clytia sp. 0.04 Dynamena cornicina 0.22 Dynamena sp. <0.01 Eudendrium rameum 0.67 Eudendrium ramosum 1.98 Eudendrium sp. 12.55 Halocordyle disticha 0.38 Lafoea fruticosa 0.53 Lytocarpus sp. 0.02 Monostaechas quadridens 0.08 Obelia dichotoma 0.18 Obelia geniculata 0.41 Obelia sp. 0.72 Plumularia sp. 0.56 Sertularia distans 0.04 Sertularia sp. 0.07 Sertulariidae 1.69 Tubulariidae 0.22 Hydrozoa unid. 4.91 Actiniaria 7.73 Octocorallia 0.50 Renilla reniformis 9.33 Chiropsalmus quadrumanus 9.37 Ctenophora 0.36
24.14 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Sabellaria sp. Sabellaria sp. <0.01 Sabellariidae 0.01 Terebellidae 22.72 Polychaeta unid. 0.39
13.25 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults Scypha barbadiensis Leucoselenia sp. 0.02 Scypha barbadiensis 0.50 Scypha sp. 0.42 Porifera undetermined 11.74
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