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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Monacanthus ciliatus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.20 SL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 7
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 Monacanthus ciliatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Colomastix 5.4% Colomastix, Leucothoe
15.75 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Thalassia testudinum Thalassia testudinum
21.68 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Eudesme zosterae 21.2% Cladophora, Eudesme zosterae, Lyngbya, Microcoleus
3.88 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods 2.3% pelecypods, 1.5% gastropods
11.86 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 3.1% isopods
4.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults tanaids 4.6% tanaids
3.98 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae stomatopod larvae 3.9% stomatopod larvae
13.39 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae caridean shrimp 13.1% caridean shrimp & shrimp larvae
14.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults copepods 14.6% copepods
4.29 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 4.2% polychaetes
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