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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplosternum littorale
 
Main Ref. Hahn, N.S., V.L. Almeida and K.D.G. Luz, 1997
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length SL
Sample size 54 Percent empty 57.29999923706055
Country Brazil Locality Guaraná Lake (53°20'W, 22°42'S)
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
1.39 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae
0.15 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves n.a./others Bivalvia
0.58 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Scales
1.09 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Plant (detritus)
12.42 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Detritus
3.29 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods n.a./others Gastropoda
0.15 % others insects insects adults Homoptera
0.22 % others insects insects adults Orthoptera
0.29 % others insects insects adults Hymenoptera
0.88 % others insects insects adults Ephemeroptera
1.17 % others insects insects adults Hemiptera
0.51 % others insects insects larvae Odonata
0.66 % others insects insects larvae Coleoptera
0.80 % others insects insects larvae Trichoptera
0.88 % others insects insects larvae Ephemeroptera
14.68 % others insects insects larvae Chironomidae
3.21 % others insects insects n.a./others Insecta
0.15 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Conchostraca
8.62 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Copepoda
0.22 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others Rotifera
3.50 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates n.a./others Bryozoa
13.88 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans n.a./others Cladocera
2.19 % others other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Acarina
1.09 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Sand
9.57 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids n.a./others Nematoda
9.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods n.a./others Ostracoda
9.13 % others others periphyton n.a./others Tecameba
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