Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cephalopholis boenak
 
Main Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., D.A. Milton, N.J.F. Rawlinson, G. Tiroba and P.V. Nichols, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Solomon Is. Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cephalopholis boenak
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.04 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gobiidae 0.12% Belnniidae, 0.87% Gobiidae, 0.05% fish scales
2.64 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Atherinidae Atherinidae
2.64 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Herklotsichthys spp. Herklotsichthys spp.
15.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei unid. Teleostei
17.59 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Apogonidae Apogonidae
29.77 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pomacentrus spp. Pomacentrus spp.
27.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 27.1% Brachyura, 0.77% Paguridae, 0.06% Anomura
1.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea 1.21% Caridea, 0.15% Alpheidae
1.52 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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