Food and Feeding Habits Summary Naso lopezi
 
Main Ref. Alcazar, S. and A.C. Alcala, 1977
Fish stage adults Mean length 43.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Philippines Locality Cebu and Negros Oriental, Central Visayas
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Naso lopezi
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.19 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae unid. algae & diatoms
26.41 % plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates n.a./others Noctiluca Noctiluca, Peridinium
11.53 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Gammarus Gammarus, Hyperia, Squilla, Pagurid larvae, Calanoid & Cyclopoid copepods
11.65 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Cavolina uncinata Cavolina uncinata, Dentalium sp.
48.21 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Ctenophora Ctenophora
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