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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplosternum littorale
 
Main Ref. Mol, J.H., 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 12.20 SL
Sample size 51 Percent empty 41
Country Suriname Locality Weg Naar Zeeand Lelydorp
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hoplosternum littorale
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.66 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Copepoda 6.36% Copepoda
3.16 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish scales 3.02% fish scales
13.18 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera 12.59% Cladocera
36.67 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 35.02 detritus
18.54 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera 13.57% Diptera larvae, 1.29% Coleoptera larvae, 0.38% Odonata nymphs, 2.36% Coleoptera adults, 0.11% Hemiptera
3.76 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta 2.67% Oligochaeta, 0.92% Oligochaeta seta
3.75 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults chitinous remains 3.58% chitinous remains
7.40 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others algae 0.43% filamentous algae, 0.17% Bacillariophyceae, 4.22% vegetative plant matter, 0.38% Euglenophyta, 1.9% seeds/spores
1.97 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Arthropoda 0.17% Rhizopoda, 0.47% Rotifera, 1.24% terrestrial Arthropoda
4.95 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Ostracoda 4.73% Ostracoda
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