Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chrysiptera cyanea
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.10 SL
Sample size 27 Percent empty 4
Country Japan Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Island, 1979 and 1980.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chrysiptera cyanea
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 5% Gammaridea
7.53 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida 7% Harpacticoida
63.44 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 56% filamentous algae
3.23 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish 3% fish eggs
2.15 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae 2% fish larvae
2.15 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others tanaids 2% tanaids
1.08 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 1% Calanoida
12.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida 12% Cyclopoida
2.15 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 1% sponges, 1% appendicularians
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