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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pampus argenteus
 
Main Ref. Pati, S., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length
Sample size 28 Percent empty
Country Locality Chandipur, Orissa, along the northwestern part of Bay of Bengal, 1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pampus argenteus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods eggs copepod copepod eggs and nauplii
62.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Acetes sp. Acetes sp., 10%; unidentified benthic copepods, 52.5%
6.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
1.50 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others fish scales fish scales
10.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
15.00 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults ctenophores ctenophores and medusae
2.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults ostracods
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