Food and Feeding Habits Summary Exocoetus obtusirostris
 
Main Ref. Lipskaya, N.Y., 1987
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.00 TL
Sample size 10 Percent empty
Country Locality Eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, 1982
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Exocoetus obtusirostris
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
47.15 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Appendicularia Appendicularia
5.19 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Evadna sp. Evadna sp.
5.36 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae plank. copepods
36.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae Pontellidae Pontellidae nauplii
1.05 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Oncaea Oncaea
5.25 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. plank. copepods
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