Food and Feeding Habits Summary Engraulis ringens
 
Main Ref. Muck, P., B. Rojas de Mendiola and E. Antonietti, 1989
Fish stage larvae Mean length 0.40 TL
Sample size 11 Percent empty
Country Peru Locality Peruvian coast
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Engraulis ringens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
20.00 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others phytoplankton
40.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
40.00 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others zooplankton mixture of zooplankton and phytoplankton
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