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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Pampus argenteus
 
Main Ref. Pati, S., 1980
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length
Sample size 42 Percent empty
Country Locality Chandipur, Orissa, along the northwestern part of Bay of Bengal, 1972
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Pampus argenteus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
4.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
20.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults benth. copepods
6.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods n.a./others copepod copepod eggs and nauplii
4.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults decapod decapod remains, 4.1%
1.70 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others fish scales fish scales
21.50 % plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton n.a./others diatom diatom, 18.1%; unidentified algal filaments, 3.4%
5.20 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Sagitta sp. Sagitta sp.
2.70 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
5.40 % zooplankton other plank. Invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates larvae polychaete polychaete larvae
28.80 % zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps juv./adults medusae ctenophores, and medusae
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