Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chromis viridis
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.80 SL
Sample size 29 Percent empty
Country Ryukyu Is. Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chromis viridis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.04 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Appendicularia appendicularians
21.87 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida 21% Harpacticoida
42.71 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae 41% filamentous algae
2.08 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae Cirripedia 1% Cirripedia larvae, 1% invertebrate eggs
1.04 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Foraminifera Foraminifera
11.45 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults hydroids 11% hydroids
1.04 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. Copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida Cyclopoida
16.67 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 16% Calanoida
1.04 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes errant polychaetes
1.04 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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