Food and Feeding Habits Summary Stegastes punctatus
 
Main Ref. Lassuy, D.R., 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.50 SL
Sample size 7 Percent empty
Country Guam Locality Agana and Tumon Bays and Western Shoals, Apra Harbor
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Stegastes punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Chlorophyta Chlorophyta
11.70 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Phaeophyta Phaeophyta
23.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Rhodophyta Rhodophyta
19.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Cyanophyta Cyanophyta
0.70 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
2.80 % plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates n.a./others dinoflagellates
8.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
12.20 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults gastropods mixture of corals, bivalves, gastropods, sponge, heteropods, polychaetes
14.60 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
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