The Food Habits of the Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), a Labrid Fish From the Western Atlantic
Randall JE and Warmke GL. 1967. The Food Habits of the Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), a Labrid Fish From the Western Atlantic. Caribbean Journal of Science. 7(3-4):141-144
The stomach and intestinal contents of 80 specimens of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum), a large western Atlantic labrid fish popularly known as the hogfish, were examined. 82.9% by volume consisted of the crushed remains of shelled mollusks (42.6% pelecypod, 39.7%) gastropod, and 0.6% scaphopod); 12.5% of the contents were crustaceans (6.1 % brachyuran crabs, 4.9% hermit crabs, 1% amphipods, and 0.5% barnacles); the remaining 4.6% were sea urchins and heart urchins.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Randall, John; Warmke, Germaine
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Diet, Dorsal Spine, Intestinal Contents, marine species, Shore Fish