Main Ref. | Cortés, E. and S.H. Gruber, 1990 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 126.00 OT |
Sample size | 78 | Percent empty | |
Country | Locality | Florida Keys, near Lower Matecumbe Key and Marathon Key and in Bimini, Bahamas | |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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92.60 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Ariidae | Ariidae, Atherinidae, Batrachoididae, Blenniidae, Carangidae, Centropomidae, Elopidae, Gerreidae, Hemirhamphidae, Lutjanidae, Monacanthidae, Mugilidae, Ophichthidae, Ostraciidae, Soleidae, Sparidae, Tetraodontidae, & some unid. eels |
3.47 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | benth. crustaceans | |
3.95 % | plants | other plants | terrestrial plants | n.a./others | Angiosperm | Angiospermi incl. Phaeophyta |