Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 7.50 SL |
Sample size | 7 | Percent empty | |
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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56.78 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Amphiroa fragilissima | 51.5% algae Amphiroa fragilissima, Avrainvillea, Enteromorpha, Herposiphonia |
0.66 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | pelecypods | 0.6% pelecypods |
1.20 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | Diodora variegata | 1.1% Diodora variegata |
1.87 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | hard corals | juv./adults | corals | 1.7% corals |
11.03 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | isopods | juv./adults | excorallanid | 10% excorallanid, sphaeromid |
3.09 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | n.a./others | hydroids | 2.8% hydroids |
17.31 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | Sabellidae | 15.7% Sabellidae |
0.94 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea stars/brittle stars | n.a./others | ophiuroids | 0.85% ophiuroids |
5.24 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | shrimps | 0.85% shrimps incl. 0.7% amphipods, 0.6% tanaids, 2.6% unid. crustaceans |
1.87 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | sponges | juv./adults | sponges | 1.7% sponges |