Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sphyraena barracuda
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 57.00 SL
Sample size 104 Percent empty 44
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 Sphyraena barracuda
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
95.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Belonidae Belonidae, Acanthuridae, Atherinidae, Tetraodontidae, Carangidae, Clupeidae, Diodontidae, Muraenidae, Haemulidae
1.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae scyllarid lobster scyllarid lobster larvae
2.60 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults octopi
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