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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Canthidermis sufflamen
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 34.00 SL
Sample size 5 Percent empty 20
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 Canthidermis sufflamen
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.94 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Sargassum sp. 2.5% Sargassum sp.
24.94 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Cavolina spp. 21.2% Cavolina spp.
10.00 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids n.a./others siphonophores 8.5% siphonophores
7.06 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiidea 6% Hyperiidea
2.82 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae shrimp 1.2% shrimp larvae & 1.2% barnacle larvae
2.94 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae isopod larvae 2.5% isopod larvae
4.35 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab larvae 3.7% crab larvae
15.53 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Cymatium 13.2% Cymatium & Tonna larvae
29.41 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Diadema antillarum 25% Diadema antillarum
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