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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Balistes vetula
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.50 SL
Sample size 95 Percent empty 4
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 Balistes vetula
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
5.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Mithrax Calappidae, Mithrax
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others Dardanus venosus Dardanus venosus
1.60 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
72.80 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms juv./adults echinoids echinoids & spatangoids
3.30 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others Ophiactis Ophiactis, Ophiocoma
0.90 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids n.a./others Sipunculids Sipunculids
2.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophidiaster Ophidiaster, Oreaster
6.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheidae 0.8% Alpheidae including 0.6% tunicates, 0.1 chitons, 0.1% Scyllaridae, stomatopods, amphipods also 0.2% fish, 0.2% corals
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