Food and Feeding Habits Summary Siganus punctatus
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 7.40 SL
Sample size 6 Percent empty
Country Ryukyu Is. Locality Minatogawa, Okinawa Is.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Siganus punctatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
11.22 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades algal 11% algal fronds
13.26 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others filamentous algae 13% filamentous algae
1.02 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others fish scales 1% fish scales
1.02 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults errant polychaetes 1% errant polychaetes
73.46 % zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges juv./adults sponges 72% sponges
Back to Search
Back to Top
cfm script by eagbayani, 01.11.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 07/05/08 ,  last modified by dsantos, 09/02/14