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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bodianus rufus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.00 SL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 3
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 Bodianus rufus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
0.70 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Calloplax janeirensis Calloplax janeirensis
3.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Clibanarius sp. Clibanarius sp.
35.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults majid 32.4% majid, xanthid, porcellanid, 2.2% unid. crustaceans, 0.6% unid. Material
10.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults isopods isopods, chitons, worms
19.50 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults ophiuroids ophiuroids
14.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Diadema Diadema, Echinometra
6.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults palaemonid palaemonid
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 1.2% stomatopods, 0.7% isopods
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