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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Forcipiger flavissimus
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.60 TL
Sample size 27 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 Forcipiger flavissimus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.85 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 2.3% Gammaridea, incl. 0.5% Caprellidae, 0.1% isopods,
0.40 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
1.21 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates eggs Prosobranch gastropod 0.5% Prosobranch gastropod egg capsules incl. 0.1% demersal fish eggs
2.02 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults hydroids hydroids
1.21 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
23.99 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nemertea Nemertea
8.47 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 4.1% Calanoida incl. 0.1% crab megalops
38.31 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults sabellid polychaetes 15.4% radioles of sabellid polychaetes & 3.6%tentacles of terebellid polychaetes
14.11 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults sea urchins
4.44 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Caridea Caridea
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