Food and Feeding Habits Summary Sillago sihama
 
Main Ref. Hajisamae, S., L.M. Chou and S. Ibrahim, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 10.00 NG
Sample size 372 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
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults gammarid amphipods gammarid amphipods 3.1
0.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish small fish 0.3
0.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus and sand 0.1
1.50 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs eggs eggs 1.3
1.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods isopods 1.2
0.10 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults zooplankton other zooplankton 0.1
0.30 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoid copepods calanoid copepods 0.3
89.30 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes polychaetes 79.7
3.50 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps small shrimps 3.1
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