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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thalassoma bifasciatum
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.10 SL
Sample size 60 Percent empty 13
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 Thalassoma bifasciatum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.43 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fishes 8.7% fishes
6.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods larvae gnathiid 6% gnathiid larvae
11.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Crustaceans 7.9% unid. crustaceans, 1.9% tanaids, 0.8% stomatopods
2.06 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others Pycnogonida 1.9% Pycnogonida
8.45 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae alpheid shrimp 6.5% alpheid shrimp larvae incl. adults, 1.3% mollusk eggs
14.08 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae majid 13% majid larvae incl. adults
12.35 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Acmaea 11.4% Acmaea larvae incl. adults
20.37 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Undinula 18.8% calagoids, calanoids, Undinula
5.53 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polynoid 5.1% polynoid, onupid
9.75 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars n.a./others Ophiotrix 7.5% Ophiotrix, 1.5% echinoids
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