Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gorgasia galzini
 
Main Ref. Vigliola, L., R. Galzin, M.L. Harmelin-Vivien, F. Mazeas and B. Salvat, 1996
Fish stage adults Mean length 30.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country French Polynesia Locality Moorea
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gorgasia galzini
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
3.70 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
4.00 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
21.00 % zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids juv./adults plankton 12.9% gelatinous plankton, 8.1% siphonophores
0.60 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults molluscs 0.5% molluskan remains, 0.1% gastropod
5.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae decapod 4.8% decapod larvae, 0.2% stomatopod larvae, 0.1% amphipod larvae
12.60 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs invertebrate 10.1% invertebrate molts, 2.5% crustacean remains
4.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Appendicularia 3.4% Appendicularia, 1.4% foraminifera
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
45.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 43.8% Calanoida, 1.5% Harpacticoida
1.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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