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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pseudupeneus maculatus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.40 SL
Sample size 26 Percent empty 4
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 Pseudupeneus maculatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.72 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Pecten 6.7% Pecten, Tellina incl. 0.8% Turbonilla
4.43 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Coryphopterus personatus 4.3% Coryphopterus personatus
31.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults calappid crabs 30.2% calappid, majid, portunid, xanthid & grapsoid crabs
1.96 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 1.9% isopods
9.99 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others crustaceans 7.3% unid. crustaceans incl. 1.8% amphipods, 0.4% ostracods, 0.2% tanaids
4.53 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Aspidosiphon cumingi 4.4% Aspidosiphon cumingi
13.70 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 13.3% polychaetes
0.82 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars n.a./others ophiuroids 0.8% ophiuroids
22.45 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults alpheid 21.8% alpheid, caridean, palaemonid, & penaeid shrimps
3.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Pseudosquilla ciliata 3.2% Pseudosquilla ciliata
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