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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Anguilla dieffenbachii
 
Main Ref. Jellyman, D.J., 1989
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 44.50 TL
Sample size 93 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Lake Pounui, Oct.-Nov. 1977 and Mar. 1978
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Anguilla dieffenbachii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.50 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others benthic algae/weeds
73.85 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Anguilla 27.6% Anguilla, 24.9% Perca, 0.7% Gobiomorphus,10.9% unid. Fish
2.07 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Potamopyrgus 1.5% Potamopyrgus, 0.3% Physastra
7.03 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects Aquatic insects
8.41 % zoobenthos insects insects n.a./others insects Terrestial insects
0.34 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
1.38 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
5.07 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults benth. crustaceans
0.34 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects juv./adults Araneae Araneae
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