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. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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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 |