Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chanos chanos
 
Main Ref. Hiatt, R.W., 1944
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 10.30 SL
Sample size 17 Percent empty
Country Hawaii Locality Estuarine waters
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Chanos chanos
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
7.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
10.00 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
3.00 % plants phytoplankton blue-green algae n.a./others blue-green algae
32.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
48.00 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Navicula Navicula, Nitzschia, Amphora, Mastoglia, Pleurosigma, Surirella, Melosira, Coscinodiscus, Cymbella
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