Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gymnocanthus intermedius
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 16.00 SL
Sample size 222 Percent empty 21
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off the Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gymnocanthus intermedius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fishes unidentified fishes
18.00 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Sardinops sagax Sardinops sagax 9.0 Engraulis japonicus 2.0
20.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus unidentified organic matter
11.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Podocatactes hamifer Podocatactes hamifer 6.0 Gammaroidea <1.0 Caprellidea <1.0 Oregonia gracilis <1.0 unidentified brachyurans <1.0
40.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta 38.0
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