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 59 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality River/drought, 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
3.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades algae Filamentous algae 3.598
0.70 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others bony fish rests of fish 0.077 scales 0.537
58.70 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus Plant debris 10.64 organic matter 43.006
0.80 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Gastropoda Gastropoda and Bivalvia 0.681
22.20 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae chironomidae arthropoda (aquatic) 0.575 chironomidae (pupae and larvae) 9.939 other Diptera (larvae and pupae) 0.256 Coleoptera (larvae) 0.182 Lepidoptera (larvae) 1.171 Trichoptera (pupae and larvae) 0.971 Ephemeroptera (nymphs) 6.251 Odonata (nymphs) 0.490 Arthropoda (terrestrial) 0.079 Isoptera 0.018 rests of insects 0.328
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs invertebrate invertebrate eggs 0.135
0.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Conchostraca Conchostraca + Ostracoda 0.290
13.30 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds seeds seeds and fruits 12.075
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