Food and Feeding Habits Summary Atherinomorus lacunosus
 
Main Ref. Hobson, E.S. and J.R. Chess, 1973
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 5.10 TL
Sample size 31 Percent empty
Country Marshall Is. Locality Majuro Atoll, March 23, 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
49.31 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiidea Hyperiidea
1.90 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
4.24 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae crab 3.7% crab megalops, 0.32% zoea larvae
8.22 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae Caridean Caridean shrimp larvae
19.39 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
0.23 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae veliger veliger larvae
6.95 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Myodocopid Myodocopid ostracod
5.37 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Undinula 1.94% Undinula, 1.19% Candacia, 0.06% Saphirella, 0.03% Oncaea, 0.13% unid. Calanoida
0.14 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
4.25 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Sergestidae Sergestidae
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