Food and Feeding Habits Summary Astroblepus cyclopus
 
Main Ref. Valencia, C.R., 2001
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size Percent empty
Country Colombia Locality Quindio River upper Basin. Alto Cauca, Nov. 1994-Nov. 1995
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Astroblepus cyclopus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.42 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae larvae Trichomycterus caliense Trichomycterus caliense
62.26 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera Coleoptera 36.79 Diptera 15.09 Trichoptera 9.91
10.38 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Odonata Odonata nymphs 9.91 Pupae unidentified 0.47
1.42 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Hirudinea Hirudinea
3.77 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Annelida Annelida 3.77
2.83 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Mollusca Mollusca
2.83 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton
11.32 % others others n.a./others adults Coleoptera Aranea 0.47 Coleoptera 5.19 Diptera 0.47 Formicidae 2.36 Orthoptera 2.83
1.89 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Chelopida Diplopoda 0.47 Chelopida 1.42
1.89 % plants other plants terrestrial plants fruits/seeds Semillas Semillas
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