Food items reported for Pygocentrus cariba
n = 49
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified fine detritus Venezuela juv./adults
detritus detritus debris unidentified vegetative detritus Venezuela adults
detritus detritus debris unidentified vegetative detritus Venezuela recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish Astyanax Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Astyanax Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ctenobrycon Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Markiana Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Odontostilbe Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Triportheus Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Triportheus Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Steindachnerina argentea Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Steindachnerina argentea Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gymnotus Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pimelodella Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Rineloricaria Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish Prochilodus mariae Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish miscellaneous fish Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish miscellaneous fish flesh Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified fish fins Venezuela adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified fish fins Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified fish fishes Venezuela juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified fish flesh Venezuela juv./adults
others birds n.a./other birds unidentified birds Venezuela adults
others herps turtles unidentified turtles Venezuela adults
others mammals n.a./other mammals unidentified mammals Venezuela adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified aquatic vegetation Venezuela adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified aquatic vegetation Venezuela juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants unidentified hard fruits & seeds Venezuela adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified amphipods Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified copepods Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified ostracods Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified decapods Venezuela adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified decapods Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified chironomid larvae Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified coleopterans Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified coleopterans Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects Mosquito larvae Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified ephemeropterans Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified ephemeropterans Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects miscellaneous aquatic hemipterans Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Odonata nymphs Venezuela adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Odonata nymphs Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified Odonata nymphs Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified orthopterans Venezuela adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified orthopterans Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified trichopterans Venezuela recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified aquatic insects Venezuela juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unidentified arachnids Venezuela adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified cladocerans Venezuela recruits/juv.
Back to Search
Back to Top

Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (Impact factor 2023: 1.17; link to old content 1970-2020), Journal of Applied Ichthyology (Impact factor 2022: 1.222) and Journal of Fish Biology (2.0, 2022 impact factor) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in FishBase.

cfm script by eagbayani, 10.05.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 2/7/2008 ,  last modified by rolavides, 3:13 PM 14/05/08