Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sargocentron diadema
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.60 TL
Sample size 28 Percent empty 7
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 Sargocentron diadema
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.77 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
1.88 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults chitons 1.7% chitons incl. 0.1% limpets
40.68 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Xanthid 26.7% Xanthid crabs, 0.8% Portunid crabs, 0.4% oxyrhynchid crabs, 11.3% unid. crustacean fragments
7.09 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Prosobranch gastropods 6.2% Prosobranch gastropods, 0.2% Opisthobranch gastropods, incl. 0.4% Pelecypods
1.36 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids 0.8% mysids incl. 0.4% Calanoid copepods, 0.1% Harpacticoid copepods
1.88 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults isopods 1.4% isopods, incl. 0.4% tanaids
12.93 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab megalops crab megalops
6.36 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
13.55 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults ophiuroids 12% ophiuroids, 0.6% holothurians, 0.2% echinoids
12.51 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridean Caridean shrimps
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