Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ambassis interrupta
 
Main Ref. Coates, D., 1990
Fish stage adults Mean length 5.00 SL
Sample size 600 Percent empty
Country Papua New Guinea Locality Sepik River system, November 1981-March 1983.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ambassis interrupta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans n.a./others cladocerans
5.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
2.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults snails planospiral snails
61.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera Diptera, Coleoptera
11.00 % others others n.a./others n.a./others Formicoidea terrestrial insects (Formicoidea, Isoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera)
11.00 % plants other plants terrestrial plants leaves plants
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