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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Equetus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 14.60 SL
Sample size 28 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 Equetus punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
11.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Paguroidea Paguroidea
34.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Cronius gruber Cronius gruber, Mithrax, & other grapsoid crabs
3.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Hipponix subrufus Hipponix subrufus
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
23.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustaceans 22.5% unid. crustaceans incl. 0.3% ostracods & 0.3% stomatopods
5.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
20.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Hippolytidae Alpheidae, Hippolytidae
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