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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Haemulon sciurus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.80 SL
Sample size 60 Percent empty 43
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 Haemulon sciurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.05 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
20.78 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods 15% pelecypods incl. 4.5% gastropods, 0.2% scaphopods
3.06 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 2.9% fish
30.27 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae 26.9% portunids, xanthids, 1.8% unid. crustaceans, 0.03% hermit crabs
8.86 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults stomatopods 4.4% stomatopods, 1.9% amphipods, 1.4% isopods, 0.6% ostracods, 0.07% tanaids
0.32 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others Bryozoans Bryozoans
1.58 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults Octopus 1.5% Octopus
8.44 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 5% polychaetes incl. 3% sipunculids
15.08 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults echinoids 8.7% echinoids incl. 5.6% ophiuroids
10.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults alpheids 10% alpheids & axiid shrimps
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