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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodon xanthocephalus
 
Main Ref. Harmelin-Vivien, M.L., 1989
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Madagascar Locality 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 xanthocephalus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
44.40 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults ascidians 31.4% ascidians, 13% sponges.
7.50 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others algae Filamentous algae.
4.50 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Alcyonarians 3% Alcyonarians, 1.5% Scleractinians.
43.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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