Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon vagabundus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.80 SL
Sample size 10 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 Chaetodon vagabundus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others filamentous algae 7% filamentous algae
2.04 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
8.00 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults scleractinian polyps 8% scleractinian polyps
48.88 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults sea anemones 48% sea anemones, 1% unid. Fragments
3.00 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps n.a./others hydroids 3% hydroids
3.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults errant polychaetes 3% errant polychaetes
4.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults sedentary polychaetes 4% sedentary polychaetes
9.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults terebellid polychaetes 9% terebellid polychaetes
13.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults serpulid polychaetes 12% serpulid polychaetes, 1% sabellariid polychaetes
2.04 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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