Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Food and Feeding Habits Summary Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 16.60 SL
Sample size 32 Percent empty 22
Territory 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 Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
29.90 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae Dactylopterus volitans 28.7% Dactylopterus volitans, Lactophrys, Jenkinsia, tetraodontids, 1.2% unid. Animals
1.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods gastropods, amphipods, etc.
4.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
7.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
5.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae stomatopod stomatopod larvae
10.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae alpheid shrimp alpheid shrimp & larvae
14.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab crab & crab larvae
8.90 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Cephalopod Cephalopod larvae & adults
16.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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