Food and Feeding Habits Summary Selar crumenophthalmus
 
Main Ref. Gómez-Canchong, P., L. Manjarrés M., L.O. Duarte and J. Altamar, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 18.90 TL
Sample size 50 Percent empty
Country Colombia Locality Magdalena and La Guajira
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Selar crumenophthalmus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.50 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults snapper otros pargos
7.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs cangrejos y otros crustaceos
10.30 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus
0.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults lobsters langostas 0.20 pelagicos grandes 0.20 invertebrados filtradores 0.10 descartados por pesqueria 0.10 poliquetos epifaunales 0.10
8.90 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates recruits/juv. invertebrates miscelanea demersales pequeños
31.40 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults zooplankton
27.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates recruits/juv. zooplankton pequeños pelagicos
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps
11.30 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids pulpos y pelagicos
1.20 % others herps toads/frogs n.a./others toads sapos y cachúas
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