Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gilloblennius tripennis
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.90 TL
Sample size 12 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Northeastern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gilloblennius tripennis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
31.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae
6.40 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Nucula hartvigiana Nucula hartvigiana
6.70 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults limpets 1.7% chitons, 5% limpets
27.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Petrolisthes elongatus 19.5% Hermit crabs, 7.5% Halicarcinus sp., Petrolisthes elongatus
6.30 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
4.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
5.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Balanus trigonus 4.2% Balanus trigonus, 1.7% Barnacle cyprids
6.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
5.80 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophionereis fasciata Ophionereis fasciata
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