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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lactophrys triqueter
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.20 SL
Sample size 17 Percent empty 12
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 Lactophrys triqueter
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Komentar
7.32 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Ascidia Ascidia, Trididemnum
2.30 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Halophila Halophila, Thalassia, Halimeda
5.79 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 2.9% gastropods, 1.7% pelecypods, 0.7% chitons
3.61 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others hemichordata hemichordates
17.16 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Aspidosiphon sp. Aspidosiphon sp.
34.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults onuphid 29.2% onuphid, syllid polychaetes, 1% unid. worms
2.51 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Lytechinus variegatus Lytechinus variegatus
9.39 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults alpheid 7.1% alpheid, caridean, & gnathophyllid shrimps, 1.3% amphipods, 0.2% ostracods
12.35 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Upogebia 9% majid, pinotherid, Upogebia , 2.3% hermit crabs
5.56 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 5%% sponges
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