Food and Feeding Habits Summary Tandanus tandanus
 
Main Ref. Blühdorn, D.R., A.H. Arthington and P.B. Mather, 1989
Fish stage adults Mean length 45.00 TL
Sample size Percent empty
Country Australia Locality North Pine Dam, 1988-1989
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Tandanus tandanus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.22 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others macrophytes 6% macrophytes
3.63 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves 3.5% bivalves
2.07 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish 2% fish
48.19 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus 46.5% detritus
21.24 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods 20.5% gastropods
16.06 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects 15.5% insects
2.59 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults crustacea 2.5% crustacea
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