Food and Feeding Habits Summary

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Rhamdia quelen

Main Ref.	Kütter, M.T., M. de Azevedo Bemvenuti and A. Moresco, 2009
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	29.30 NG
Sample size	189	Percent empty	21.1
Country	Brazil	Locality	costal lagoons of south of Rio Grande do Sul and São Gonçalo Channel
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Rhamdia quelen

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name
0.01 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	amphipods	juv./adults	Amphipoda
0.19 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	unidentified plants/plant parts
0.35 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Neocorbicula sp.
0.51 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Corbicula sp
0.01 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Synbranchus marmoratus
0.15 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Characidae
0.34 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Astyanax fasciatus
0.46 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Hoplias malabaricus
0.95 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Odontesthes sp.
1.34 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Astyanax bimaculatus
3.12 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Platanichthys platana
3.81 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Loricariichthys anus
15.06 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Oligosarcus jenynsii
35.03 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Parapimelodus nigribarbis
0.78 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	n.a./others	scales
1.01 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	n.a./others	eggs
15.71 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	n.a./others	unidentified
3.95 %	detritus	detritus	debris	n.a./others	organic matter
0.04 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	gastropods	juv./adults	Drepanotrema sp.
0.20 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	gastropods	juv./adults	Heliobia sp.
3.29 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	gastropods	juv./adults	Pomacea sp.
0.01 %	zoobenthos	insects	insects	adults	Coleoptera
0.19 %	zoobenthos	insects	insects	adults	Diptera
0.20 %	zoobenthos	insects	insects	adults	Odonata
2.64 %	zoobenthos	insects	insects	adults	Efemeroptera
0.17 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	isopods	juv./adults	Thelotha helsenii
0.51 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	ostracods	juv./adults	Clamidotheca sp.
1.77 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	shrimps/prawns	juv./adults	Aegla sp.
8.20 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	shrimps/prawns	juv./adults	Palemonetes argentinus

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