Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 21.40 SL |
Sample size | 30 | Percent empty | |
Country | Puerto Rico | Locality | Also U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 1958 - Jun. 1961. |
Period |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.95 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | blennioid | 0.7% blennioid fish, 0.2% amphipods |
9.80 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | chitons | juv./adults | Ischnochiton papillosus | Ischnochiton papillosus |
38.30 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | Pisosoma sp. | majids, Pisosoma sp. |
15.20 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | gastropods | |
1.90 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | n.a./others | barnacle | barnacle appendages |
6.00 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | n.a./other echinoderms | n.a./others | Ophiocoma | Ophiocoma & Ophiothrix |
4.85 % | zoobenthos | worms | non-annelids | juv./adults | Sipunculids | Sipunculids |
8.00 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | |
10.90 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea urchins | juv./adults | sea urchins | |
4.10 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | alpheids | alpheids |