Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pristipomoides zonatus
 
Main Ref. Seki, M.P. and M.W. Callahan, 1988
Fish stage adults Mean length 38.40 FL
Sample size 106 Percent empty
Country North Marianas Locality Pathfinder Reef
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pristipomoides zonatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
41.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Ophichthidae Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae, Ophidiidae, Serranidae, Symphysanodontidae, Chaetodontidae, Balistidae
16.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
0.30 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Ctenophora Ctenophora
19.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Galatheidae Galatheidae
5.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Pandalidae 1.2% Pandalidae, 0.5% Caridea, 0.3% stomatopoda, 2.6% unid. Crustaceans
16.30 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pyrosomatidae Pyrosomatidae
0.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
0.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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