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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodipterus faber
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 24.00 SL
Sample size 29 Percent empty 24
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 Chaetodipterus faber
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Cymodocea manatorum Cymodocea manatorum
5.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Ceramium fastigiatum Ceramium fastigiatum, Cladophora
8.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults gorgonians incl. gorgonians
3.20 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates eggs gastropod eggs gastropod eggs
12.60 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Salpa Salpa
1.10 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Heteropods 0.5% Heteropods, 0.2% crab larvae, 0.2% spiny lobster larvae, 0.1 shrimp larvae, 0.1% hyperiid amphipods
18.50 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Rhodactis Rhodactis, Zoanthus
13.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Sabellastarte magnifica Sabellastarte magnifica
2.30 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults Holothuria holothurians
32.70 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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