Food and Feeding Habits Summary Stegastes xanthurus
 
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
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Stegastes xanthurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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