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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gymnotus carapo
 
Main Ref. Castro, R.M.C. and L. Casatti, 1997
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 15.90 SL
Sample size 13 Percent empty 8
Country Brazil Locality Paraná River basin
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gymnotus carapo
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
13.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms including filamentous algae
27.00 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects Aquatic insects
42.00 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects Terrestial insects
2.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Microcrustaceans Microcrustaceans
12.00 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects juv./adults Araneae Araneae and Acarina
2.00 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nematodes Nematodes and thecamoebas
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