Food and Feeding Habits Summary Chaetodipterus faber
 
Main Ref. Gómez-Canchong, P., L. Manjarrés M., L.O. Duarte and J. Altamar, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 19.40 TL
Sample size 70 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 Chaetodipterus faber
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
9.82 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades macroalgae
31.76 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus
2.07 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Polychaeta poliquetos epifaunales
0.13 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults invertebrates invertebrados carnivorors
10.61 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults invertebrates invertebrados filtradores
40.16 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults zooplankton
5.25 % zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars juv./adults Asteroidea Asteroideas y ophiuros
0.16 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps
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