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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Exocoetus obtusirostris
 
Main Ref. Lipskaya, N.Y., 1987
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.80 TL
Sample size 20 Percent empty
Country Locality Eastern part of the Pacific Ocean
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
71.50 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians juv./adults Appendicularia Appendicularia
0.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Oithona setigera Oithona setigera
1.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Ditrichocorycaeus dubius Ditrichocorycaeus dubius
2.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Caliptopis Caliptopis
2.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Euterpina acutifrons Euterpina acutifrons
20.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae nauplii nauplii
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