Food and Feeding Habits Summary Kyphosus sydneyanus
 
Main Ref. Clements, K.D. and J.H. Choat, 1997
Fish stage adults Mean length 45.00 SL
Sample size 6 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Cronulla, New South Wales bet. July 1994 & Feb. 1995
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Kyphosus sydneyanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.75 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Dictyopteris sp. Dictyopteris sp.
0.83 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others rhodophytes filamentous rhodophytes
0.89 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Ulva sp. Ulva sp.
4.11 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Sargassum spp. Sargassum spp. Receptacles
16.77 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others chlorophytes foliose chlorophytes
18.51 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others chlorophytes filamentous chlorophytes
31.59 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Phyllospora comosa Phyllospora comosa
26.55 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds stem Sargassum spp. Sargassum spp. Thallus
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