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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hemitaurichthys zoster
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 11.40 TL
Sample size 12 Percent empty 17
Country Hawaii Locality Kona reef, 1969-1970
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hemitaurichthys zoster
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.46 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Harpacticoid copepods 0.3% Harpacticoid copepods incl. <0.1% ostracod
1.50 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others blue-green algae
2.19 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
1.27 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Larvacea 1% Larvacea incl. 0.1% Foraminifera
0.57 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae gastropod 0.3% gastropod veliger incl. 0.1% pelecypod larvae & 0.1% gastropod larvae
2.19 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults hydroids hydroids
20.94 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults Alcyonaria Alcyonaria
70.66 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 55.3% Calanoida, 6.1% Cyclopoida
0.23 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeidae Penaeidae
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