Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon lunula
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 13.10 TL
Sample size 26 Percent empty 0
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 Chaetodon lunula
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
1.01 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
2.22 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
60.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults opisthobranch opisthobranch gastropods
2.02 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Caridean shrimps 0.3% Caridean shrimps incl. 0.3% gammaridean amphipods, 0.1% caprellid amphipods, 0.1% tanaids, 0.1% Calanoid copepods0.1% crabs
0.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans eggs plank. crustaceans
1.01 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults alcyonarians 00.3% alcyonarians, 0.1%Hydroids, 0.1% Anemones
3.43 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
26.26 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 8.7% Terebellid tentacles, 2.2% errant polychaetes, 1.9% polychaete heads
3.03 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults Holothurians 1.3% Holothurians incl. 0.2% echinoid podia
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