Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lactoria fornasini
 
Main Ref. Moyer, J.T. and M. Sano, 1987
Fish stage adults Mean length 8.20 SL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
Country Japan Locality Igaya Bay, Miyake-jima
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lactoria fornasini
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridean amphipods 4.2% Gammaridean amphipods
14.07 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Didemnid ascidians 13.3% Didemnid ascidians
0.42 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others crabs 0.4% crabs
1.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 1.1% crabs
6.24 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 5.9% detritus
0.21 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropod 0.2% unidentified gastropod
0.42 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults invertebrate 0.4% unidentified invertebrate
33.23 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Terebellid polychaetes 31.4% Terebellid polychaetes
36.19 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Errant polychaetes 34.2% Errant polychaetes
3.60 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 3.4% sponges
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