Food and Feeding Habits Summary Etelis coruscans
 
Main Ref. Haight, W.R., J.D. Parrish and T.A. Hayes, 1993
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 40.00 TL
Sample size 24 Percent empty
Country Hawaii Locality Penguin Bank, Molokai Is., from October 1987 to December 1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Etelis coruscans
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
85.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Diaphus Diaphus, Epigonus
0.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hippoidea Hippoidea
2.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Thaliacea Thaliacea
0.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Heterocarpus ensifer Heterocarpus ensifer
11.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Octopoda incl. Octopoda
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