Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pomacentrus amboinensis
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.40 SL
Sample size 18 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 Pomacentrus amboinensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.08 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida 2% Harpacticoida
72.92 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others filamentous algae 69% filamentous algae
3.12 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs 2% fish eggs
10.42 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae fish larvae 10% fish larvae
1.04 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelids 1% unid. Annelids
1.04 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Foraminifera 1% Foraminifera
2.08 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 2% Calanoida
5.21 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida 5% Cyclopoida
2.08 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 2% sponges
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