Food and Feeding Habits Summary Spratelloides gracilis
 
Main Ref. Milton, D.A., S.J.M. Blaber and N.J.F. Rawlinson, 1990
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 4.60 SL
Sample size 128 Percent empty
Country Solomon Is. Locality Munda, Tulagi and Vona Vona Lagoon
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Spratelloides gracilis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.92 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults Hyperiidae 0.08% Hyperiidae, 0.08% Gammaridae, 0.1% other Amphipoda
0.60 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Teleostei 0.6% Teleostei
0.10 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
2.53 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
2.42 % zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans juv./adults Ostracoda 1.1% Ostracoda, 0.07% Anomura, 1.25% other Crustacea
0.26 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Cladocera 0.16% Cladocera, 0.07% Brachyuran larvae
92.32 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoida 88.69% Calanoida, 0.58% Cyclopoida, 3.05% Harpacticoida
0.87 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Alpheidae 0.47% Alpheidae, 0.4% Thalassinidae
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