Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cephalopholis microprion
 
Main Ref. Blaber, S.J.M., D.A. Milton, N.J.F. Rawlinson, G. Tiroba and P.V. Nichols, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 12.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Solomon Is. Locality
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cephalopholis microprion
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.52 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Sclopsis spp. Sclopsis spp.
7.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei unid. Teleostei
26.73 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Stolephorus spp. Stolephorus spp.
36.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura
7.73 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea
17.97 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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