Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 17.10 SL |
Sample size | 47 | Percent empty | 36 |
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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3.20 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | pelecypods | pelecypods |
5.70 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | chitons | juv./adults | Acanthochitona pygmaea | Acanthochitona pygmaea |
23.60 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | crabs | 15.5% crabs incl. 3.8% isopods, 2.2% unid. crustaceans, 0.8% hermit crabs, 0.7% stomatopods, 0.6% amphipods |
1.50 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | n.a./others | scaphopods | 0.8% scaphopods, 0.7% unid. material |
10.20 % | zoobenthos | worms | non-annelids | juv./adults | Aspidosiphon sp. | Aspidosiphon sp. |
3.30 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | octopi | juv./adults | octopus | octopus |
39.60 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | |
5.00 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea cucumbers | juv./adults | Holothuria | holothurians |
3.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | sea stars/brittle stars | juv./adults | ophiuroids | 3.1% ophiuroids incl. 1.5% echinoids |
4.60 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea stars/brittle stars | n.a./others | ophiuroids | 3.1% ophiuroids incl. 1.5% echinoids |