Food and Feeding Habits Summary Neosynchiropus ocellatus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.60 SL
Sample size 8 Percent empty
Country Ryukyu Is. Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Neosynchiropus ocellatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
28.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoid copepods 28% Harpacticoid copepods
6.25 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs 6% fish eggs
9.38 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropod 7% gastropod incl. 2% chitons
4.17 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods 4% isopods
9.38 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults cumaceans 7% cumaceans incl. 2% ostracods
5.21 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Gammaridea 4% Gammaridea, 1% caprellid amphipods
16.63 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others tanaids 15% tanaids
1.04 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others acarids acarids
19.79 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 16% errant polychaetes incl. 3% unid. annelids
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