Food and Feeding Habits Summary Ammotretis elongatus
 
Main Ref. Hourston, M., M.E. Platell, E.J. Valesini and I.C. Potter, 2004
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 75 Percent empty 33.3
Country Australia Locality west coast Australia 32°S and 115°45'E. Summer 2001 to Summer 2002
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Ammotretis elongatus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
76.70 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Cumacea Cumacea 32.1 Tanaidacea 23.5 Amphipoda 17.5 Isopoda 0.3 Decapoda (Penaeoidea) 2.7 Ostracoda 0.5 Harpacticoida <0.1
0.90 % plants other plants benthic algae/weeds leaves/blades Plant Plant material
0.70 % zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids juv./adults Oligochaeta Oligophaeta
0.30 % zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks recruits/juv. mollusks Micromollusks
1.30 % zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera Foraminifera
0.30 % zoobenthos worms non-annelids juv./adults Nematoda Nematoda
19.80 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults polychaetes
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