Main Ref. | Walker, M.H., 1978 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 30.00 TL |
Sample size | 299 | Percent empty | |
Country | Australia | Locality | Great Barrier Reef near Townsville, Qld. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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5.24 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | fish | 3.1% fish |
1.88 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | chitons | juv./adults | chitons | 1.4% chitons |
0.54 % | zoobenthos | worms | n.a./other annelids | n.a./others | worms | 0.4% worms |
48.99 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | crabs | 34.7% crabs incl. 1.8% other unid. crustaceans |
4.04 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | n.a./other echinoderms | juv./adults | starfish | 1.9% starfish, 0.6% sand dollars,0.5% comatulids |
2.83 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | n.a./others | nudibbranchs | 2.1% nudibbranchs |
13.59 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other mollusks | n.a./others | bivalves | 5.2% bivalves, 4.9% gastropods |
21.40 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea urchins | juv./adults | sea urchins | 15.9% sea urchins |
1.48 % | nekton | cephalopods | squids/cuttlefish | juv./adults | cephalopods | 1.1% cephalopods |