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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Mulloidichthys martinicus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 21.40 SL
Sample size 23 Percent empty 39
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 Mulloidichthys martinicus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Neomicrodentopus 4.3% Neomicrodentopus & Paraphoxus
14.42 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods 13.1% pelecypods incl. 0.7% gastropods, 0.4% scaphopods
8.02 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Acanthochiton pygmaea 7.9% Acanthochiton pygmaea
5.79 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 5.7% isopods
12.08 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae alpheid shrimp 11.9% alpheid, caridean, & penaeid shrimp incl. larvae
16.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Portunidae 15.9% Portunid crab & crab larvae
6.90 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids 6.8% Sipunculids
3.96 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods 1.6% ostracods, 0.9% tanaids,0.8% stomatopods, 0.3% copepods, 0.3% unid. crustaceans
18.88 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 18.6% polychaetes
9.44 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars n.a./others ophiuroids 8.9% ophiuroids incl. 0.4% echinoids
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