Food and Feeding Habits Summary Arripis trutta
 
Main Ref. Robertson, A.I., 1982
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 9.60 TL
Sample size 117 Percent empty
Country Australia Locality Crib Point, Western Point, Victoria (October 1974-February 1976)
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Arripis trutta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Tethygenia sp. Composed of: Tethygenia sp. (1.3%), traces of Cymadusa spp., and some unidentified amphipods
8.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Urocampus carinirostris Composed of : Urocampus carinirostris (6.3%), and some unidentified fish (1.9%)
27.81 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
22.35 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Alphaeus euphrosyne Composed of: Callianassa australiensis (1.9%), Alphaeus euphrosyne (4.5%), Macrobrachium intermedium (1.6%), and natantian larvae (13.3%)
3.67 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Nebaliacea Nebaliacea (3.5%)
2.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates eggs plank. invertebrates
26.54 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Nereidae Composed of Nereidae and some unidentified polychaetes
7.45 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids/cuttlefish
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