Food and Feeding Habits Summary Caranx hippos
 
Main Ref. Gómez-Canchong, P., L. Manjarrés M., L.O. Duarte and J. Altamar, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 24.80 TL
Sample size 19 Percent empty
Country Colombia Locality Magdalena and La Guajira
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Caranx hippos
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
8.20 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish pulpos y calamares 0.30 corvinas 0.30
1.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults crabs cangrejos y otros crustaceos
0.90 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus
5.80 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults invertebrates miscelanea demersales pequeños
0.90 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish juv./adults pelagic invertebrates pelagicos grandes
0.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults zooplankton fitoplancton
2.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults zooplankton medianos pelagicos
1.70 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates recruits/juv. zooplankton
77.30 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates recruits/juv. zooplankton pequeños pelagicos
0.60 % nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish juv./adults squids
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