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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Malacanthus plumieri
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 35.10 SL
Sample size 8 Percent empty 12
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 Malacanthus plumieri
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Halichoeres sp. eel, Halichoeres sp.
5.70 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Choneplax lata Choneplax lata
18.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
21.90 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults Ophiocoma Ophiocoma, Ophionereis
2.70 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others spatangoids spatangoids
7.20 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
6.40 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids n.a./others non-annelids
7.20 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
16.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Gonodactylus sp. 15% Gonodactylus sp., 1.6% amphipods
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