Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coris gaimard
 
Main Ref. Shibuno, T., H. Hashimoto and K. Gushima, 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 7.50 TL
Sample size 4 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
72.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods 57% amphipods
10.08 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults pelecypods 7.9% pelecypods
3.44 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 2.7% gastropods
0.51 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults sipunculids 0.4% sipunculids
3.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults copepods 2.6% copepods & tanaids
8.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods 6.9% ostracods
1.15 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults echinoids 0.9% echinoids
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14