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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ostracion meleagris
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.20 TL
Sample size 6 Percent empty 17
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 Ostracion meleagris
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
63.31 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Didemnidae Didemnidae
0.59 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
10.95 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
1.48 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
1.48 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Prosobranch gastropods Prosobranch gastropods
19.23 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
2.96 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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