Food and Feeding Habits Summary Glossogobius giuris
 
Main Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.50 TL
Sample size 71 Percent empty
Country Sri Lanka Locality Victoria reservoir, August 1998-August 2000
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Glossogobius giuris
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
47.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish fish scales, fish eggs, small juvenile fish, fish skeletons
2.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans juv./adults Bosminopsis Bosminopsis, Moina, Daphnia, Diaphanasoma, Ceriodaphnia
14.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults insects flying insects, other terrestrial insects, aquatic insects
18.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae larval stages of Chironomidae, Ephemeroptera and Odonata
9.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods juv./adults Chydorids Chydorids, Macrothrix and Cypridopsis
10.00 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults Calanoid Calanoid and cyclopoid copepods, body parts
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