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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Paranthias furcifer
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 18.00 SL
Sample size 13 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 Paranthias furcifer
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults hyperiidea hyperiids
12.20 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults salps salps
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
7.70 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others animals unidentified animals
2.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans unidentified crustaceans
0.20 % zoobenthos other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae gastropod larvae gastropod larvae
0.10 % others others n.a./others eggs eggs unidentified eggs
61.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Candacia pachydactyla 61.7% Candacia pachydactyla, Coryaceus sp., Eucalanus attenuatus, Eucalanus monachus, Euchaeta marina, Paracalanus sp., Temora stylifera, Undinula vulgaris
11.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Lucifer faxani Lucifer faxani
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