Food and Feeding Habits Summary Diapterus peruvianus
 
Main Ref. López-Peralta, R.H. and C.A.T. Arcila, 2002
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 17.80 TL
Sample size 54 Percent empty 14
Country Colombia Locality Southern continental shelf of the Pacific coast of Colombia, December 1997.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Diapterus peruvianus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
17.70 % zoobenthos mollusks bivalves juv./adults bivalves
16.30 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults bony fish
7.41 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Xanthidae Xanthidae
15.00 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
4.50 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults annelids
1.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults plank. invertebrates
1.40 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea cucumbers juv./adults sea cucumbers
7.20 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults sea stars/brittle stars
28.70 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Ophiuroidea Ophiuroidea
0.21 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults stomatopods
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