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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sufflamen bursa
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S., 1974
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 13.60 TL
Sample size 13 Percent empty 31
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 Sufflamen bursa
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
18.78 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridea Gammaridea
2.94 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoia 1.2% Cyclopoia, 0.1% Harpacticoida
16.06 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults prosobranch gastropods 3.8% prosobranch gastropods, 1% ostreid pelecypods, 2.3% opisthobranchs
10.18 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults tanaids 2.8% tanaids, 1.3% isopods, 0.4% ostracods
13.57 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura 4.8% Brachyura, 0.8% Carideans shrimps, 0.1% barnacle cirri, 0.3% crab megalops
0.45 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Bryozoans 0.1% Bryozoans incl. 0.1% mites
0.90 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
10.63 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes 4.6% polychaetes, 0.1% Sipunculids
20.59 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins juv./adults sea urchins
5.88 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges
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