Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sillago sihama
 
Main Ref. Hajisamae, S., L.M. Chou and S. Ibrahim, 2004
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 6.00 NG
Sample size 491 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
6.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults gammarid amphipods gammarid amphipods 5.7
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fishes small fishes
2.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus and sand 1.9
4.10 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs eggs eggs 3.8
1.90 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods isopods 1.8
2.40 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults loriciferans loriciferans 2.2
4.90 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults cyprids cyprids 2.5 other zooplankton 2.0
16.60 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoid copepods calanoid copepods 14 harpacticoid copepods 1.4
53.60 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes polychaetes 49.7
7.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps small shrimps 7.2
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