Food and Feeding Habits Summary Lethrinus nebulosus
 
Main Ref. Walker, M.H., 1978
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size 52 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Great Barrier Reef near Townsville, Qld.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Lethrinus nebulosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
28.30 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves 16.1% bivalves
3.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 1.8% fish
12.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 6.6% crabs, 0.3% other crustaceans
15.47 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 8.8% gastropods
2.46 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids n.a./others worms 1.4% worms
3.16 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others comatulids 1.8% comatulids
14.05 % zoobenthos echinoderms n.a./other echinoderms n.a./others sand dollars 7.4% sand dollars, 0.6% starfish
18.45 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults sea urchins 10.5% sea urchins
2.81 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults cephalopods 1.6% cephalopods
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