Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ethmidium maculatum
 
Main Ref. Rojas de Mendiola, B., 1966
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 15.00 SL
Sample size 194 Percent empty
Country Peru Locality Isla San Lorenzo - Callao
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ethmidium maculatum
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.88 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others silicoflagellates silicoflagellates
69.88 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others diatoms
20.29 % plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates n.a./others dinoflagellates
3.33 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans larvae nauplii nauplii
0.48 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates n.a./others Heliozoa Heliozoa
3.14 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults plank. copepods
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