Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Eretmochelys imbricata

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Eretmochelys imbricata

Main Ref.	León, Y.L. and K.A. Bjorndal, 2002
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	34.30 none
Sample size		Percent empty
Country	Dominican Rp	Locality	Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Eretmochelys imbricata

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
10.80 %	zoobenthos	cnidarians	n.a./other polyps	juv./adults	Ricordea florida
0.10 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	Spirastrella coccinea
0.40 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	Stelletta kallitetilla	Myriastra kalitetilla
3.40 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	Chondrilla nucula
85.30 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	Tethya crypta