Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myripristis amaena
 
Main Ref. Dee, A.J. and J.D. Parrish, 1994
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 22.00 TL
Sample size 22 Percent empty
Country Hawaii Locality Puako
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myripristis amaena
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
35.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
1.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
21.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults lobsters
25.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea unid. Crustacea
0.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheidae Alpheidae, Palaemonidae, Hippolytidae
1.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
6.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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