Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callichthys callichthys
 
Main Ref. Mol, J.H., 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 12.60 SL
Sample size 34 Percent empty 47
Country Suriname Locality Weg Naar Zee and Lelydorp
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Callichthys callichthys
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.65 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish scales 2.58% fish scales
5.28 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera 5.15% Cladocera
28.23 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 27.53% detritus
30.66 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera 2.75% Diptera larvae, 2.45% Coleoptera larvae, 11.59% Odonata nymphs, 13.07% aquatic adult Coleoptera, 0.62% Hemiptera
29.98 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Arthropoda 10.77% terrestrial Arthropoda, 18.46% chitinous remains
2.65 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others plant 1.84% vegetative plant matter, 0.13% seeds/spores, 0.08% Bacillariophyceae
0.52 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonetes Palaemonetes
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