Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1967 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 15.40 FL |
Sample size | 26 | Percent empty | 54 |
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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50.00 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | n.a./others | fish scales | fish scales |
9.60 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | larvae | engraulidae | engraulids |
12.50 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | crab | crab larvae |
25.00 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | larvae | shrimp larvae | shrimp larvae |
0.80 % | zooplankton | other plank. Invertebrates | n.a./other plank. invertebrates | larvae | gastropod larvae | gastropod larvae |
2.10 % | zooplankton | plank. crust. | plank. copepods | n.a./others | Candacia | Candacia, Nannocalanus, Scolecithrix danae, Undinula |