Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scarus ghobban
 
Main Ref. Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose, 1984
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 8.20 TL
Sample size 15 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 Scarus ghobban
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others filamentous algae 7% filamentous algae
92.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 81% detritus w/ calcareous powder
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 09.25.93
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