Food and Feeding Habits Summary Diapterus rhombeus
 
Main Ref. Austin, H. and S. Austin, 1971
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.20 TL
Sample size 7 Percent empty
Country Puerto Rico Locality Along the western shores of Puerto Rico
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Diapterus rhombeus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
71.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
16.70 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Bryopsis pennata Bryopsis pennata, Rhizoclonium riparium, Lyngbya majuscula, Ruppia maritima
10.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
1.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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