Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myripristis amaena
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 16.30 TL
Sample size 19 Percent empty 26
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 Myripristis amaena
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
2.90 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
0.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Prosobranch gastropods Prosobranch gastropods
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
75.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab megalops crab megalops
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoid Calanoid copepods
0.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
19.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Decapod shrimps 9.3% Decapod shrimps incl. unid. crustaceans
1.40 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 0.1% stomatopods incl. 0.1% isopods
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