Food item summary for Balistes capriscus
 
Main Ref. Frazer, T.K., W.J. Lindberg and G.R. Stanton, 1991
Predator stage juv./adults
Food I zoobenthos
Food II echinoderms
Food III n.a./other echinoderms
Food group Arbaciidae Prey Stage/Part juv./adults
Food name Arbacia punctulata
Commonness
Country USA
Remark Locality: Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Feeds by grasping the spines of the urchin between its teeth, flip the urchin over and attack its exposed underside to feed on soft tissue within.
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