Food and Feeding Habits Summary Leporinus taeniofasciatus
 
Main Ref. Albrecht, M.P. and E. Pellegrini-Caramaschi, 2003
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 37 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality River/flood, upper rio Tocantins, Feb. 1996 - Oct.1996
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Leporinus taeniofasciatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.10 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades algae Filamentous algae 1.029
0.10 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others bony fish rests of fish 0.047 scales 0.007
0.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera Cladocera + copepoda 0.032 Conchostraca + Ostracoda 0.007
64.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus Plant debris 28.023 organic matter 29.418
0.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda Gastropoda and Bivalvia 0.316
3.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Ephemeroptera arthropoda (aquatic) 0.047 chironomidae (pupae and larvae) 0.112 other Diptera (larvae and pupae) 0.040 Coleoptera (larvae) 0.028 Trichoptera (pupae and larvae) 0.002 Ephemeroptera (nymphs) 2.457 Arthropoda (terrestrial) 0.002 Isoptera 0.008 rests of insects 0.430
30.40 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds seeds seeds and fruits 27.071
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