Food and Feeding Habits Summary Aluterus monoceros
 
Main Ref. López-Peralta, R.H. and C.A.T. Arcila, 2002
Fish stage adults Mean length 40.50 NG
Sample size 7 Percent empty 31
Country Colombia Locality Southern continental shelf of the Pacific coast of Colombia
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Aluterus monoceros
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.33 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
0.48 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
23.61 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Euphylax sp. Portunidae. Euphylax sp.
0.14 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
33.54 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
0.35 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Anthozoa Anthozoa
41.55 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
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