Food and Feeding Habits Summary Bellapiscis medius
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.60 TL
Sample size 7 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Northwestern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Bellapiscis medius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
57.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae
0.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Chlorophyceae Chlorophyceae
0.40 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
27.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropod gastropod rissoids
4.30 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others Austrosimulian aethiops Austrosimulian aethiops
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults Barnacle cirri Barnacle cirri
7.70 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks recruits/juv. Notoacmea parvicoidea Notoacmea parvicoidea
0.30 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Echinoid pedicellaria Echinoid pedicellaria
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