Main Ref. | Shibuno, T., H. Hashimoto and K. Gushima, 1994 | ||
Fish stage | juv./adults | Mean length | 22.50 TL |
Sample size | 22 | Percent empty | |
Country | Japan | Locality | Kuchierabu-jima Island between Kyushu and the Ryuku Is. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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4.13 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | amphipods | juv./adults | Gammaridea | 3.6% Gammaridea |
14.58 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | bivalves | juv./adults | pelecypods | 12.7% pelecypods |
12.06 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | chitons | juv./adults | chitons | 10.5% chitons |
35.13 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | juv./adults | crabs | 27.3% crabs, 3.3% hermit crabs |
21.93 % | zoobenthos | mollusks | gastropods | juv./adults | gastropods | 19.1% gastropods |
0.46 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | isopods | 0.3% isopods, 0.1% copepods & tanaids |
7.00 % | zoobenthos | worms | polychaetes | juv./adults | polychaetes | 5.3% polychaetes, 0.8% sipunculids |
2.18 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea stars/brittle stars | juv./adults | Asteroidea | 1.9% asteroids |
2.53 % | zoobenthos | echinoderms | sea urchins | juv./adults | echinoids | 2.2% echinoids |