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 28 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Reservoir/lentic, upper rio Tocantins, Dec. 1996 - Apr.1998
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
0.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades algae Filamentous algae 0.942
0.40 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others bony fish rests of fish 0.366 scales 0.019
52.40 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus Plant debris 10.711 organic matter 41.337
0.20 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Conchostraca Cladocera + copepoda 0.006 Conchostraca + Ostracoda 0.212
36.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae chironomidae arthropoda (aquatic) 0.006 chironomidae (pupae and larvae) 14.645 Trichoptera (pupae and larvae) 0.087 Ephemeroptera (nymphs) 0.106 Odonata (nymphs) 0.573 Arthropoda (terrestrial) 1.167 Isoptera 16.244 rests of insects 3.055
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs Invertebrate Invertebrate eggs 0.129
9.90 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds seeds seeds and fruits 9.758
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