Food and Feeding Habits Summary Plectorhinchus pictus
 
Main Ref. Bachok, Z., M.I. Mansor and R.M. Noordin, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 37.30 TL
Sample size 56 Percent empty
Country Malaysia Locality Terengganu waters, east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, January 1993-June 1994
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Plectorhinchus pictus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.81 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults mussel mussel
66.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Round scad Round scad 52.17 Ponyfish 14.44
18.05 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs
1.81 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults brittle star brittle star
11.73 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Penaeid Sergestid shrimp 3.61 Penaeid shrimp 4.51 Mantis shrimp 3.61
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