Food and Feeding Habits Summary Notolabrus celidotus
 
Main Ref. Russell, B.C., 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.40 TL
Sample size 18 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Northeastern coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Notolabrus celidotus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
5.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Gammaridae Gammaridae
46.00 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults Modiolus aerolatus Modiolus aerolatus, Ryenella impacta
0.50 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Cellana radians 0.4% Cellana radians, 0.1% gastropod rissoids
1.80 % zoobenthos mollusks chitons juv./adults Ischnochiton maorianus Ischnochiton maorianus, Ornithochiton neglectus
43.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Hemigrapsus edwardsii 30.5% Hemigrapsus edwardsii (small), Notomithrax sp., Petrolisthes novaezelandiae, Plagusia chabrus (small)
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Balanus trigonus Balanus trigonus
0.60 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Bryozoa Bryozoa
0.30 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults polyps
0.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes sedentary and errant polychaetes
0.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheus sp. Alpheus sp.
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