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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Brachygenys chrysargyreum
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.90 SL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 43
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 Brachygenys chrysargyreum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
14.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Laevicardium sp. Laevicardium sp.
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 0.4% fish, 0.2% cephalopods
1.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Haminoea elegans Haminoea elegans
4.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
15.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae shrimp shrimp adult & shrimp larvae
21.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab crab adults & crab larvae
3.50 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
20.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 19.1% polychaetes, 1.2% sipunculids
11.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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