Food and Feeding Habits Summary Halichoeres bivittatus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.00 SL
Sample size 46 Percent empty
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 Halichoeres bivittatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.86 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods pelecypods
3.34 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish remains 3.2% fish remains
3.45 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Acanthochiton pygmaea 3.3% Acanthochiton pygmaea, Ischnochiton
25.23 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults majid 22.3% majid, portunid, xanthid, 1% unid. crustaceans, 0.9% hermit crabs
12.93 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Bittium varium 12.4% Acmaea spp., Arene spp., Bittium varium, Bulla striata, Bullata ovuliformis, Ceritium, Modulus modulus, Nassarius, Olivella, Planaxis lineatus, Pseudostomatella coccinea, Seila adamsi, Smaragdia viridis, Synaptocochlea picta, Tegula lividomaculata, Tricolia, turrid
7.61 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others Ophioderma Ophioderma, Ophiothrix
18.14 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Ampharetidae 17.4% Ampharetidae
18.67 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Diadema 17.9% Diadema, Lytechinus
3.65 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults alpheids 3.5% alpheids
3.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 3% stomatopods
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 07.16.94
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