Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atherinella brasiliensis
 
Main Ref. Moraes, L.A.F. and J.V. Andreata, 1994
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length SL
Sample size 99 Percent empty 141
Country Brazil Locality Jacarepaguá Lagoon (22°57'S and 43°24'W)
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Atherinella brasiliensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Algae
1.48 % nekton finfish bony fish n.a./others Fish
20.55 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others Detritus
21.38 % others insects insects adults Insecta
40.30 % others insects insects larvae Insecta
0.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans n.a./others Copepoda
13.15 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks n.a./others Mollusca
0.00 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Others
3.12 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes n.a./others Polychaeta
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