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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Megalechis picta
 
Main Ref. Mol, J.H., 1995
Fish stage adults Mean length 11.00 SL
Sample size 64 Percent empty 30
Land Suriname Fundort Weg Naar Zee and Lelydorp
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Megalechis picta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Kommentare
17.57 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish scales 17.31% fish scales
0.48 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera 0.47% Cladocera
39.68 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 39.08% detritus
16.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera 6.33% Diptera larvae, 2.17% Coleoptera larvae, 2.31% Odonata nymphs, 4.86% aquatic adult Coloeptera, 0.19% Hemiptera
3.49 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Nematoda 2.53% Nematoda, 0.91% Oligochaeta
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Copepoda 1.74% Copepoda, 0.33% Ostracoda
7.96 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults chitinous remains 0.13% Gastropoda, 6.75% chitinous remains, 0.96% terrestrial Arthropoda
9.99 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others plant 0.08% Bacillariophyceae, 0.04% Euglenophyta, 3.44% seeds/spores, 6.28% vegetative plant matter
0.37 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Rotifera 0.13% Rhizopoda, 0.23% Rotifera
2.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Palaemonetes 2.28% Palaemonetes
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