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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Scleropages jardinii
 
Main Ref. Tait, R.D., 1981
Fish stage adults Mean length 51.00 TL
Sample size 41 Percent empty 0
Country Australia Locality Magela Creek floodplain, northern Australia, Nov. 1978 to Dec. 1979.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Scleropages jardinii
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
2.60 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds n.a./others Hydrocharitaceae 2.2% Hydrocharitaceae, 0.4% Najadaceae
4.00 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Neosilurus ater 0.1% Arius leptaspis, 1.5% Neosilurus ater, 0.1% Melanotaenia maculata, 0.2% Ambassis spp., 0.4% partly digested fish, 1.6% fish scales
3.10 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others debris
51.30 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Coleoptera 4% Orthoptera, 12.2% Hemiptera, 15.7% Coleoptera adults, 19.3% unidentified insect debris
1.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Coleoptera Coleoptera larvae
2.80 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Odonata Odonata nymphs
1.10 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks juv./adults Velesunio angasi Velesunio angasi
1.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii
30.30 % plants other plants terrestrial plants n.a./others plant 10.5% Poaceae, 12.7% terrestrial plant parts, 7.1% unidentified plant debris
2.10 % others herps toads/frogs juv./adults Anura Anura, Squamata
Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita on 05.12.04
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