Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dajaus monticola
 
Main Ref. Cruz, G.A., 1987
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.90 SL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Honduras Locality Rio Plátano, Mosquitia
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Dajaus monticola
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.60 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds juv./adults algae 7.6% filamentous algae, 3% unid. Algae
69.50 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Odonata 25% Odonata, 14% Hymenoptera, 6.7% Chironomidae, 5% Coleoptera, 4.9% Diptera, 4% Trichoptera, 3% Arachnida, 3% Hemiptera, 1.6% Plecoptera
1.00 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects terrestial insects
10.00 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults benth. invertebrates
8.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps/prawns
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