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. |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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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 |