Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ambassis kopsii
 
Main Ref. Hajisamae, S., L.M. Chou and S. Ibrahim, 2004
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 2.50 NG
Sample size 257 Percent empty
Country Singapore Locality Eastern Johor Strait, January-December 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ambassis kopsii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.60 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults gammaridae gammarid amphipods
6.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus and sand
1.60 % plants phytoplankton diatoms n.a./others coscinodiscus coscinodiscus
5.50 % zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae eggs fish eggs
0.90 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae insects
12.50 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults zooplankton other zooplankton
17.80 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults cyprids cyprids
53.10 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoid calanoid copepods 51.2 harpacticoid copepods 1.9
0.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
1.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps small shrimps
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