Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pycnochromis vanderbilti
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 3.20 SL
Sample size 12 Percent empty 0
Country Hawaii Locality Kona reef, 1969-1970
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pycnochromis vanderbilti
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.73 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others blue-green algae
1.32 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
2.49 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults Siphonophora Siphonophora
0.15 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Hyperiid amphipods Hyperiid amphipods
31.73 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Larvacea Larvacea
0.73 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
14.47 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida 8.8% Cyclopoida, 1.1% Harpacticoida
44.59 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida Calanoida
1.32 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
2.49 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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