Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 22.60 SL |
Sample size | 34 | 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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10.10 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | ascidians | juv./adults | didemnids | didemnids |
0.10 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Ruppia maritima | Ruppia maritima |
8.30 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Caulerpa | Caulerpa , Coelothrix , Colpomenia , Ulva , Dictyota , Hypnea , Penicillus , Pocockiella , Spatoglossum , Dictyopteris |
3.30 % | detritus | detritus | debris | n.a./others | debris | |
1.60 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | hard corals | juv./adults | Ptergorgia sp. | Ptergorgia sp. |
0.10 % | zoobenthos | other benth. invertebrates | n.a./other benth. invertebrates | n.a./others | bryozoans | bryozoans |
1.50 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | eggs | plank. invertebrates | |
0.40 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | n.a./others | hydroids | hydroids |
4.40 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | n.a./others | Zoanthus spp. | Zoanthus spp. |
70.20 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | sponges | juv./adults | sponges |