Food and Feeding Habits Summary Taeniamia zosterophora
 
Main Ref. Milton, D.A., S.J.M. Blaber and N.J.F. Rawlinson, 1990
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 3.50 SL
Sample size 289 Percent empty
Country Solomon Is. Locality Munda, Tulagi and Vona Vona Lagoon
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Taeniamia zosterophora
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.72 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiidae 1.48% Hyperiidae, 0.18% Gammaridae, 0.03% other Amphipoda
33.88 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Apogonidae 31.74% Teleostei, 1.46% Apogonidae
1.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Anomura 1.86% Anomura, 0.04% Paguridae
4.17 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
15.02 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura 7.94% Brachyuran larvae, 6.69% Mysidacea, 0.09% Cladocera
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Pteropoda Pteropoda and veliger larvae
12.28 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 11.97% Calanoida, 0.06% Harpacticoida
4.18 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
17.37 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Lucifer 4.08% Lucifer, 12.73% other Caridea, 0.21% Thalassinidae
9.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda 2.08% Ostracoda, 6.23% Stoamtopoda, 0.84% Isopoda
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