Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callichthys callichthys
 
Main Ref. Mol, J.H., 1995
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 4.90 SL
Sample size 67 Percent empty 18
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
1.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
55.43 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocerans
2.68 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
17.62 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera 12.09% Diptera larvae, 5.05% Coleoptera larvae, 0.46% Odonata nymphs
8.59 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta 0.31% Nematoda, 8.28% Oligochaeta
2.43 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Arthropoda 0.33% Chitinous remains, 1.8% terrestrial Arthrpoda, 0.3% Gastropoda
1.97 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others algae 0.21% filamentous algae, 0.12% Chlorophyta, 0.46% Bacillariophyta, 0.03% Euglenophyta, 1.15% seeds/spores
7.08 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera 1.71% Rhizopoda, 5.32% Rotifera, 0.05% invertebrate cysts
0.32 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
1.92 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonetes Palaemonetes
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