Feeding habits of the darkfin hind Cephalopholis urodeta (Serranidae) at Iriomote Island, southern Japan.

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  • NAKAI TADAOMI
    Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo
  • SANO MITSUHIKO
    Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo
  • KUROKURA HISASHI
    Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo

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Abstract

The feeding habits of the serranid fish Cephalopholis urodeta were examined on the basis of 204 adult specimens collected from coral reef areas at Iriomote Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Sampling was conducted in November 1997 and February, May, and August 1998. Among the specimens, 95 (46.6%) had empty stomachs, the mean Stomach Fullness Index of the specimens overall being extremely low (0.6). Over a 1-year period, the most important prey of this species were small fishes and decapod crustaceans, the two categories together constituting 73.4% of stomach contents by weight. However, seasonal differences in basic dietary composition were apparent. Fishes were abundant in the diet in May and November, whereas the proportion of hermit crabs in the diet was higher in February compared to other months.

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  • Fisheries science

    Fisheries science 67 (4), 640-643, 2001

    The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science

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