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 64 Percent empty
Country Hawaii Locality Johnston Atoll
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
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
10.97 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults eels eels
52.46 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Portunidae 27.6% Portunidae, 22.7% Paguroidea
2.09 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Tanaidae Tanaids
15.99 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Eunicidae 11.7% Eunicidae, 3.6% Opheliidae
11.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheidae Alpheidae
7.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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