Food and Feeding Habits Summary Caesioperca lepidoptera
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 21.50 TL
Sample size 30 Percent empty 13
Country New Zealand Locality Northeastern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Caesioperca lepidoptera
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids larvae Euphausiid Euphausiid larvae
1.10 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
2.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids 1.5% mysids incl. 0.6% cumaceans
1.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab crab larvae
9.50 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Paguran larvae Paguran larvae
0.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Oikopleura dioica Oikopleura dioica
8.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
0.90 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
70.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Acartia clausi Acartia clausi, Centropages aucklandicus, Corycaeus aucklandicus, Oncaea, Paracalanus parvus, Rhinocalanus cornutus, Temora turbinata
0.40 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes adults polychaetes
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