Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pristipomoides sieboldii
 
Main Ref. Haight, W.R., J.D. Parrish and T.A. Hayes, 1993
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 25.00 SL
Sample size 60 Percent empty
Country Hawaii Locality Penguin Bank, Molokai Is., from October 1987 to December 1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pristipomoides sieboldii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
21.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pervagor sp. 3% Pervagor sp., 18.2% unid. fish
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 1.6% crabs, 0.3% shrimps
1.60 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae
2.80 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks adults Munida 1.6% Munida, 0.3% shrimp
55.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae shrimps 18.2% small crustaceans incl. shrimp & crab larvae, 8.3% shrimps, 8% unid. zoea, 7.1 stomatopod larvae,1.6% crabs, 1% euphausiids, 0.8% Copepoda, 0.4% ostracods, 0.3% amphipods, 0.3% shrimps, 0.1% mysids, 0.1% isopods, & other unidentified crustaceans
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Hyperiidea Hyperiidea, Gammaridea, Caprellidea, Alphaeidae larvae, Palinuridae larvae, etc.
15.50 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Onychoteuthis sp. 0.3% Onychoteuthis sp., 15.2% unid. Cephalopods
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