Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 7.60 TL
Sample size 26 Percent empty 15.38
Country Hawaii Locality Kona reef, 1969-1970
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.63 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Caprellidae 0.4% Caprellidae, 0.2%Gammaridea
2.20 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds juv./adults algae algal fragments incl. diatoms
1.36 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults opisthobranch opisthobranchs
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
0.10 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults mites mites
86.91 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Anthozoa 81.4% Anthozoa, 1.6% hydroids
1.99 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
0.21 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 0.1% Calanoida, 0.1% Cyclopoida
6.49 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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