Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coris gaimard
 
Main Ref. Shibuno, T., H. Hashimoto and K. Gushima, 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 3.30 TL
Sample size 19 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
45.11 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 38.3% Gammaridea
0.12 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 0.1% gastropods
36.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults copepods 30.8% copepods & tanaids
14.13 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods 12% ostracods
2.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 0.8% polychaetes, 0.7% sipunculids
2.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods 2% stomatopods
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