Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coris gaimard
 
Main Ref. Shibuno, T., H. Hashimoto and K. Gushima, 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 17.50 TL
Sample size 11 Percent empty
Country Japan Locality Kuchierabu-jima Island between Kyushu and the Ryuku Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Coris gaimard
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
14.57 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 13.1% Gammaridea
13.79 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods 12.4% pelecypods
19.13 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults chitons 17.2% chitons
22.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs 19.7% crabs, 2.8% hermit crabs
20.24 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 18.2% gastropods
4.89 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults sipunculids 3.5% sipunculids, 0.9% polychaetes
0.56 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults ostracods 0.4% ostracods, 0.1% isopods
0.44 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Asteroidea 0.4% asteroids
3.56 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults echinoids 3.2% echinoids
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