Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cephalopholis argus
 
Main Ref. Shpigel, M. and L. Fishelson, 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size 78 Percent empty 28
Country Egypt Locality Naama Bay in southern Sinai, Red Sea, between 1978 and 1983
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cephalopholis argus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
95.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Acanthurus nigrofuscus Acanthurus nigrofuscus and other fish.
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Panulirus penicillatus Panulirus penicillatus
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