Food and Feeding Habits Summary Dormitator maculatus
 
Main Ref. Winemiller, K.O. and B.J. Ponwith, 1998
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 5.20 SL
Sample size 222 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Tortuguero, 1985
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Dormitator maculatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.06 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
86.07 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
0.38 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Diptera 0.01% aquatic Coleoptera, 0.25% aq. Diptera, 0.05% Ephemeroptera, <0.01% aq. Odonata, 0.05% other aq. insects, 0.03% terrestial arthropods
0.24 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
0.63 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults microcrustacea microcrustacea
2.59 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Protozoa Protozoa/rotifers
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