Food and Feeding Habits Summary Nectamia fusca
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.50 SL
Sample size 22 Percent empty 50
Country Japan Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Island
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Nectamia fusca
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea 17% Gammaridea
5.00 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish 4% fish eggs, 1% fish larvae
7.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
3.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
21.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans 17% unid. crustaceans, 4% decapods
5.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab megalops 5% crab megalops
6.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 5% Calanoida, 1% Cirripedia larvae
23.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes errant polychaetes
10.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
3.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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