Food and Feeding Habits Summary Girella tricuspidata
 
Main Ref. Clements, K.D. and J.H. Choat, 1997
Fish stage adults Mean length 30.00 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 Girella tricuspidata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.43 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others coralline algae coralline algae
2.48 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Fucoid unid. Fucoid thallus
10.28 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Caulerpa sp. Caulerpa sp.
17.27 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others chlorophytes filamentous chlorophytes
18.63 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others rhodophytes filamentous rhodophytes
35.03 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
15.75 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
0.12 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
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