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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Hoplias malabaricus
 
Main Ref. da Silva, M.J., B.R.S. Figueiredo, R.T.C. Ramos and E.S.F. Medeiros, 2010
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 9.69 NG
Sample size 51 Percent empty
Country Brazil Locality Seridó/Borborema (Rio Grande do Norte) and Buíque/Vale do Ipojuca (Pernambuco)
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Hoplias malabaricus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.36 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Cyclopoida
0.57 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Cladocera
11.36 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Odonata - Zigoptera
0.01 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Chydoridae
0.07 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Moinidae
22.50 % nekton finfish n.a./other finfish n.a./others unidentified fish
21.28 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults unidentified shrimp
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