Food and Feeding Habits Summary Caranx melampygus
 
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 50.00 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 Caranx melampygus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
98.22 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Balistapus undulatus 1.43% Abudefduf sp., 0.72% Acanthurus sp., 6.08% Apogonidae, 2.32% Atherinidae, 1.6% Balistapus undulatus, 0.07% Blenniidae, 0.11% Callionymidae, 0.28% Champsodon sp., 0.86% Clupeidae, 1.13% Gerreidae, 1.35% Gobiidae, 1.69% Labridae, 20.56% Mugilidae, 3.72% Mullidae, 10.59% Scaridae, 0.42%Serranidae, 0.33% Spratelloides delicatulus, 2.84% Spratelloides spp., 2.76% Stolephorus spp., 0.39% Synodidae
1.78 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
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