Food and Feeding Habits Summary Tanakius kitaharae
 
Main Ref. Fujita, T., D. Kitagawa, Y. Okuyama, Y. Ishito, T. Inada and Y. Jin, 1995
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 26.50 SL
Sample size 70 Percent empty 56
Country Japan Locality 120 and 140 m off Pacific coast of Iwate Perfecture.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Tanakius kitaharae
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
33.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Oregonia gracilis Gammaroidea 18.0 Caprellidea 2.0 Oregonia gracilis 2.0 unidentified brachyurans 4.0
5.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus unidentfied organic matter
5.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustaceans unidentified crustaceans
3.00 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods juv./adults Cephalopods Cephalopods
54.00 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta Polychaeta
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