Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atherinomorus lacunosus
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S. and J.R. Chess, 1973
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.20 TL
Sample size 33 Percent empty
Country Marshall Is. Locality Majuro Atoll, March 24, 1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Atherinomorus lacunosus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
33.93 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiidea 28.28 Hyperiidea, 0.03% Gammaridea
2.27 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
6.71 % zooplankton plank. crust. mysids juv./adults mysids
8.37 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae caridean 4.88% caridean larvae, 1.2% crab megalops, 0.6% stomatopod larvae, 0.3% zoea
14.42 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
1.74 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae veliger veliger larvae
17.69 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Myodocopid Myodocopid ostracod
12.71 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Candacia 4.46% Candacia, 2.73% Undinula, 2.25% other calanoids, 0.64% Labidocera, 0.36% Oncaea, 0.17% Saphirella
1.06 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.08 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestidae 0.6% Sergestidae, 0.3% Alpheidae
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