Food and Feeding Habits Summary Parupeneus spilurus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.60 SL
Sample size 28 Percent empty 17.86
Country Japan Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Island
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Parupeneus spilurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
18.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
12.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Gobiidae 10% unid. fish, 2% Gobiidae
12.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae 11% Portunidae, 1% Galatheidae
13.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Xanthidae Xanthidae
26.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 24% unid. crabs, 1% unid. crustacean fragments, 1% other
1.00 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others crab 3% crab megalops, 2% Calanoid copepods
7.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps 4% unid. shrimps, 3% Alpheid shrimps
6.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 4% stomatopods, 2% isopods
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