Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sillago sihama
 
Main Ref. Hajisamae, S., L.M. Chou and S. Ibrahim, 2004
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length NG
Sample size 342 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 Sillago sihama
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
6.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults gammarid amphipods gammarid amphipods 5.9
0.10 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others coscinodiscus coscinodiscus
7.50 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs eggs eggs 6.7
1.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods isopods 1.0
1.30 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults dentritus dentritus and sand 1.2
2.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults loriciferans loriciferans 2.3
14.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults cyprids cyprids 11.9 other zooplankton 1.3
46.80 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoid copepods calanoid copepods 35.4 harpacticoid copepods 6.2
8.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes polychaetes 7.7
10.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps small shrimps 9.5
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