Food and Feeding Habits Summary Coryphaena hippurus
 
Main Ref. Satoh, K., K. Yokawa, H. Saito, H. Matsunaga, H. Okamoto and Y. Uozumi, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 32 Percent empty
Country Locality North and tropical Atlantic Ocean
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Coryphaena hippurus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
84.70 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Pisces Exocoetidae 22.8 Holocentridae 0.3 Coryphaenidae 45.6 Bramidae 3.5 Gempylidae 1.1 Nomeidae 2.9 Balistidae 3.7 unidentified 20.1
1.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Crustacea
14.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults Cephalopoda
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