Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myripristis murdjan
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 20.40 TL
Sample size 25 Percent empty 32
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 Myripristis murdjan
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.55 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
2.21 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
1.33 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids
0.33 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Prosobranch gastropods Prosobranch gastropods
7.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids 6.5% mysids incl. 0.1% Calanoid copepods
59.18 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab megalops crab megalops
1.66 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
25.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Decapod shrimps 8.1% Decapod shrimps incl. 14.5% unid. crustacean fragments
1.33 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
1.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 0.9% stomatopods incl. 0.1% ostracods
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