Main Ref. | Figueiredo, M., T. Morato, J.P. Barreiros, P. Afonso and R.S. Santos, 2005 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 18.90 SL |
Sample size | 287 | Percent empty | 27.9 |
Country | Azores Is. | Locality | Faial Island, August 1997 to 1998 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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6.17 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Maxillopoda | Maxillopoda 3.11 Amphipoda 2.02 Isopoda 0.03 |
2.67 % | zoobenthos | sponges/tunicates | ascidians | juv./adults | Porifera | Porifera 1.36 Tunicata 0.87 |
52.85 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | leaves/blades | Algae | Algae 44.21 |
1.57 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Pisces | Pisces 1.31 |
1.81 % | zooplankton | fish (early stages) | fish eggs/larvae | eggs | Fish | Fish eggs 1.51 |
2.59 % | zoobenthos | worms | n.a./other annelids | juv./adults | Worms | Worms 2.17 |
4.09 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Decapoda | Decapoda 3.42 |
10.78 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | n.a./other echinoderms | juv./adults | Echinodermata | Echinodermata 9.02 |
17.15 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | juv./adults | Mollusca | Mollusca 10.49 Gastropoda 1.62 Bivalvia 2.24 |
0.32 % | zoobenthos | cnidarians | n.a./other polyps | juv./adults | Cnidaria | Cnidaria 0.27 |