Food and Feeding Habits Summary Escualosa thoracata
 
Main Ref. Hajisamae, S., L.M. Chou and S. Ibrahim, 2004
Fish stage adults Mean length 6.50 NG
Sample size 26 Percent empty
Country Singapore Locality Eastern Johor Strait, January-December 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Escualosa thoracata
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults harpacticoid copepods harpacticoid copepods 1.6
5.80 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others Coscinodiscus Coscinodiscus 5.8
8.80 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs all types of eggs 8.7
7.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Cyprids Cyprids 7.4
3.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults cyclopoid copepods cyclopoid copepods 3.9
72.40 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoid copepods Calanoid copepods 71.8
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