Food and Feeding Habits Summary Priacanthus hamrur
 
Main Ref. Philip, K.P., 1998
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.50 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country India Locality Upper east coast, February 1993
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Priacanthus hamrur
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.80 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Bregmaceros sp. 2.3% eels, 0.2% lepocephalus, 0.2% Bregmaceros sp. 0.1% flatfish, 7.3% other teleosts
11.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids juv./adults euphausiids 10.5% euphausiids
0.10 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
2.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Squilla 0.8% crabs, 0.4% amphipods, 0.1% isopods, 1% Squilla
6.10 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae megalopa 1% alima, 0.1% zoea, 4.5% megalopa
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
69.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults prawns 47.9% prawns, 16.8% crustacean remains
0.10 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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