Food and Feeding Habits Summary Cephalopholis miniata
 
Main Ref. Shpigel, M. and L. Fishelson, 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 37.00 TL
Sample size 280 Percent empty 56
Country Egypt Locality Naama Bay in southern Sinai, Red Sea, between 1978 and 1983
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Cephalopholis miniata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
86.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pseudanthias Pseudanthias, Atherina, Chromis, Parapriacanthus, Acanthurus, Dascyllus, Sargocentron
14.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura Brachyura, Macrura, etc.
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