Food and Feeding Habits Summary Kyphosus sectatrix
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 36.00 SL
Sample size 19 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 Kyphosus sectatrix
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Cymodocea manatorum Cymodocea manatorum
99.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Ceramium Botryocladia, Bryothamnion, Ceramium, Chondria, Jania, Hypnea, Dictyopteris, Padina, Dictyota, Digenia, Eucheuma, Gelidiella, Gelidium, Gracilaria, Pocockiella, Polysiphonia, Sargassum, Spacelaria, Spyridia, Turbinaria
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