We examined the dietary composition and prey size of larval yellow goosefish
Lophius litulon, based on 77 preflexion, 1 flexion and 6 postflexion larvae. Preflexion larvae fed on rotifer
Synchaeta sp. and copepod eggs. The flexion larva fed on copepod copepodites and chaetognath
Sagitta elegans. The postflexion larvae fed on
S. elegans. The range of prey size ratio (second largest length/mouth depth) was stable through the larval stage (10-35%) and 97.8% of prey items were included in this range. Drastic increase in prey size occurred with the rapid increase of gape size between preflexion and postflexion stages.
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