Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplosternum littorale
 
Main Ref. Mol, J.H., 1995
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.60 SL
Sample size 52 Percent empty 0
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
2.26 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
68.70 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults cladocera 68.2% cladocera, 0.05% invertebrate cysts
1.75 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
2.53 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta 1.75% Oligochaeta, 0.78% Nematoda
2.40 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others Chlorophyta 0.10% filamentous algae, 1.98% Chlorophyta, 0.02% Bacillariophyceae, 0.03% seeds/spores
22.35 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera 1.19% Rhizopoda, 21.16% Rotifera
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