Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lethrinus miniatus
 
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.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lethrinus miniatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
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
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