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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myripristis jacobus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.40 SL
Sample size 46 Percent empty 26
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 Myripristis jacobus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults hyperiidea hyperiids
5.40 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Chaetodontidae Chaetodontid
16.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs adults crabs 14.9% crabs and crab larvae, 0.9% hermit crab larvae, 0.9% Scyllarid larvae.
1.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
11.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
6.90 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults crustaceans 2.7% unidentified crustaceans, 2.4% copepods, 1.5% cephalopod larvae, 0.3% ostracods
0.10 % others others n.a./others n.a./others n.a./others
7.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
30.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns adults shrimp incl. larval shrimp
17.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods larvae Gonodactyllus sp. Gonodactyllus sp, Squilla sp., Nannosquilla sp.
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