Food and Feeding Habits Summary Exocoetus volitans
 
Main Ref. Lipskaya, N.Y., 1987
Fish stage larvae Mean length 1.20 TL
Sample size 150 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 volitans
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Appendicularia Appendicularia
59.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods larvae nauplii nauplii
0.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Oncaea Oncaea
4.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. Corycaeus Corycaeus
18.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods recruits/juv. plank. copepods
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