Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ambassis interrupta
 
Main Ref. Hajisamae, S., L.M. Chou and S. Ibrahim, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.00 NG
Sample size 53 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 interrupta
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
12.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults gammarid amphipods gammarid amphipods 12.5
2.20 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults megalopa megalopa 2.1
4.60 % detritus detritus debris n.a./others detritus detritus and sand 4.5
10.80 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods isopods 10.2
0.60 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults cyprids cyprids
8.50 % others others n.a./others n.a./others digested items digested items 8.3
0.20 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults harpacticoid copepods harpacticoid copepods 0.2
21.90 % zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods juv./adults calanoid copepods calanoid copepods 21.4
3.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
35.30 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps small shrimps 34.4
Entered by Pablico, Grace Tolentino on 06.04.04
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