Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon auriga
 
Main Ref. Harmelin-Vivien, M.L., 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.00 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Land Madagascar Fundort Tulear
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chaetodon auriga
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Kommentare
2.10 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians
1.90 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
6.80 % zoobenthos cnidarians hard corals juv./adults Actinians 5% Actinians, 0.8% Alcyonarians, 0.5% Hydroids, 0.5% Scleractinians.
6.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks eggs mollusks
12.80 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others algae Filamentous algae.
68.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaetes 57.8% Polychaetes, 7.5% Sipunculid introverts, 3.3% Pterobranchs.
1.80 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults Echinoid Echinoid podia.
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