FishBase
Food items reported for Balistes vetula
n = 76
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Fish Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Osteichthyes Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scales Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
others insects insects Insecta Brazil juv./adults
others other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Archaias angulatus Brazil juv./adults
others other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Peneroplis proteus Brazil juv./adults
others others n.a./others Animalia (debris) Brazil juv./adults
others others n.a./others Insecta Brazil juv./adults
others others n.a./others Sand Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Algae (calcareous) Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Halimeda Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Macroalgae Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dictyopteris delicatula Puerto Rico juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Laurencia obtusa Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Dardanus venosus Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Dardanus venosus Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Mithrax sp. Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Scyllarides aequinoctalis Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Amphipoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Copepoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Crustacea Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Crustacea Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Crustacea (eyes) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Rocinela signata Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Cladocora arbuscula Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals Cladocora arbuscula Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Coelenterata (debris) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Coral Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps Hydrozoa Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms Echinodermata (debris) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms Holothuria (remains) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms Sea urchin spines Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms Starfish (remains) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms Ophiactis sp. Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers unidentified holothuroids Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars Oreaster reticulata Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Diadema antillarum Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Diadema antillarum Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Echinometra viridis Belize juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Anadara sp. Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Argopecten sp. Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Pecten sp. Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Bivalvia (shells) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Chama sp. Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Hipponix sp. Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs bivalves Tellina sybaritica Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs gastropods Calliostoma Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs gastropods Gastropoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs gastropods Gastropoda (shells) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs gastropods Nassarius sp. Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs n.a./other mollusks Cadulus Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs n.a./other mollusks Dentalium Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs n.a./other mollusks Mollusca Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs n.a./other mollusks Opistobranchia Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos molluscs n.a./other mollusks Pteropoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Arca ventricosa Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Arca zebra Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks chitons unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Columbella mercatoria Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Strombus gigas (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified living invertebrates Cape Verde juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Brachiopoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos others benth. Invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Bryozoa Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Sponge Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges Sponges (debris) Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids Nematoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Polychaeta Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Tubos Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified Puerto Rico juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Planktonic eggs Brazil juv./adults
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