Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dexistes rikuzenius
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 19.90 SL
Sample size 70 Percent empty 30
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off the Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Dexistes rikuzenius
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Oregonia gracilis Gammaroidea 3.0 Caprellidea 2.0 Oregonia gracilis 2.0 Podocatactes hamifer 1.0 unidentified brachyurans
11.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus unidentfied organic matter
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults Themisto japonica Themisto japonica 2.0
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans unidentified crustaceans
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopods Cephalopods
74.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta 59 Ophiuroidea 8.0
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