Food and Feeding Habits Summary Stethojulis trilineata
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 8.10 SL
Sample size 9 Percent empty
Country Ryukyu Is. Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Stethojulis trilineata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
18.48 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 16% Gammaridea incl. 1% crabs
44.57 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoida 41% Harpacticoida
3.26 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs planktoniic forms 3% planktoniic forms
2.17 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 2% gastropods
14.13 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Tanaids 11% Tanaids, 2% Cumaceans
1.09 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Foraminifera 1% Foraminifera
1.09 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids n.a./others sipunculids 1% sipunculids
5.43 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods adults ostracods 4% ostracods, 1%stomatopod
7.61 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 7% Calanoida
2.17 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes n.a./others errant polychaetes 2% errant polychaetes
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