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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon ephippium
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.80 SL
Sample size 6 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 ephippium
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades benthic algae/weeds
26.00 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults scleractinian polyps scleractinian polyps
10.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs demersal eggs demersal eggs
1.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults sedentary polychaetes sedentary polychaetes
62.00 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 61% sponges, 1% unid. Fragment
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