Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Eretmochelys imbricata

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Eretmochelys imbricata

Main Ref.	Carrión-Cortez, J., C. Canales-Cerro, R. Arauz and R. Riosmena-Ródriguez, 2013
Fish stage	recruits/juv.	Mean length	52.50 CL
Sample size	6	Percent empty
Country		Locality	Punta Coyote, Southern Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
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
66.67 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	sponges	juv./adults	Geodia sp.	%W=66.66
16.66 %	zoobenthos	sponges/tunicates	ascidians	juv./adults	Rhopalaea birkelandi	%W=16.66
16.06 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Codium isabelae	%W=16.06
0.61 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Halimeda discoidea
0.00 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	n.a./other mollusks	juv./adults	Unspecified Molluska