Food items reported for Loricariichthys platymetopon
n = 26
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Achnanthes Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphora Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cocconeis Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cymbella Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Neidium Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Eunotia Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Gomphonema Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Capatogramma Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Staurastrum Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus Brazil juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Phacus Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentifed Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentifed Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentifed Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentifed Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates Centropyxis Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates Difflugia Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates Euglypha Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentifed Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentifed Brazil juv./adults
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