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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Aluterus scriptus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 37.90 SL
Sample size 8 Percent empty
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 Aluterus scriptus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Trididemnum savignii Trididemnum savignii
9.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Thalassia testudinum Thalassia testudinum
34.20 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds incl. diatoms
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Anachis Anachis, Bailya, Cerithium, Epitonium
39.40 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults Millepora alcicornis Millepora alcicornis
2.40 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults zoantharians zoantharians
12.60 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps n.a./others gorgonians gorgonians
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheidae Alpheidae
0.40 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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