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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Decapterus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 1967
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.10 SL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
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 Decapterus punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.00 % detritus detritus carcasses n.a./others carcasses
1.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae shrimp larvae shrimp larvae
6.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pteropoda Pteropoda
18.50 % zoobenthos other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae gastropod larvae gastropod larvae
8.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
60.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Candacia pachydactyla Candacia pachydactyla, Farranula gracilis, Miracia efferata, Oncaea, Scolecithrix danae
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