Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hemigymnus fasciatus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.60 SL
Sample size 5 Percent empty
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 Hemigymnus fasciatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
24.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
39.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida Harpacticoida
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults chitons
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs n.a./others crabs
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs recruits/juv. megalopa megalopa
9.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 7% isopods incl. 1% ostracods, 1% gonodactylid stomatopods
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Galatheidae Galatheidae
11.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Tanaidae 10% Tanaidae, 1% shrimps
4.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes errant polychaetes
1.00 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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