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Food items reported for Hoplosternum littorale
n = 21
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris Fine mixed detritus French Guiana juv./adults
detritus detritus debris Vegetative detritus Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish fish scales Venezuela juv./adults
others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. Insects unidentified terrestrial insects Venezuela juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Wolffia spp. Venezuela juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified aquatic vegetation Venezuela juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified seeds/spores Venezuela juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified terrestrial vegetation Venezuela juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified diatoms/desmids Venezuela juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unidentified filamentous algae Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified French Guiana juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomid larvae Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomids French Guiana juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified dipterans French Guiana juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified beetle Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified misc. aq. insects Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified clams Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates eggs Brazil adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Difflugiids Venezuela juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified French Guiana recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified French Guiana recruits/juv.
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