Food and Feeding Habits Summary Parupeneus barberinus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 9.10 SL
Sample size 11 Percent empty 18
Country Ryukyu Is. Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Parupeneus barberinus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 10% Gammaridea
6.82 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 6% unid. crabs
3.41 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others xanthids xanthids
13.64 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Galatheidae 12% Galatheidae
4.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Tanaidae Tanaidae
2.27 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Foraminifera 2% Foraminifera
1.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 1% Calanoida
13.64 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults errant polychaetes 12% errant polychaetes
43.18 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults sedentary polychaetes 38% sedentary polychaetes
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