Food and Feeding Habits Summary Thalassoma trilobatum
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 13.00 TL
Sample size 14 Percent empty 0
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 Thalassoma trilobatum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 0.8% Gammaridea incl. 0.1% isopods
3.13 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
49.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura 35.5% Brachyura incl. 3.7% unid. crustacea
21.55 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults mollusks
3.51 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab megalops crab megalops
1.75 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults non-annelids
8.90 % zoobenthos mollusks octopi juv./adults octopi
2.51 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 1.4% Calanoida, 0.6% Cyclopoida
2.26 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
6.27 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroids Ophiuroids
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