Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pristiapogon kallopterus
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage adults Mean length 10.60 TL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 20
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 Pristiapogon kallopterus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.76 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
7.57 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
25.41 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults xanthid 14.6% xanthid crabs, 4.2% hippid crabs
2.84 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
0.27 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Sipunculids Sipunculids
10.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae plank. crustaceans
1.76 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
3.92 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
46.35 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps Decapod shrimps
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