Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sargocentron xantherythrum
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.60 TL
Sample size 29 Percent empty 41
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 xantherythrum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
42.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults xanthid 42.3% xanthid crabs, 0.3% oxyrhynchid crabs
0.31 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 0.3% euphausiids, 0.01% mysids
3.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Prosobranch gastropods 2.3% Prosobranch gastropods, 0.9% Opisthobranch gastropods
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. Crustaceans juv./adults tanaids 0.2% tanaids, 0.1% flabelliferan isopods
20.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
14.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab megalops crab megalops
0.80 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
15.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridean Caridean shrimps
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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