Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Zanclus cornutus
Food and Feeding Habits Summary Zanclus cornutus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 8.60 SL
Sample size 30 Percent empty
Territory Ryukyu Is. Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Zanclus cornutus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae algal fronds
8.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others algae filamentous algae
87.00 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 86% sponges, 1% unid. fragments
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